Refers to excessive spending, indulgence, or luxury. Often used in compounds such as 贅沢 (ぜいたく).
His lifestyle is the height of luxury.
excess flesh; flab; surplus fat
wart; verruca
person from Kansai
verbosity; redundancy; superfluous words
Standard kanji form; often used in compounds like 贅沢 (ぜいたく).
The kanji 贅 is of Chinese origin, meaning 'extravagant' or 'superfluous'. The Japanese reading ぜい is the on'yomi. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.