リッチ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Describes a person, lifestyle, or thing that is financially rich or luxurious. Often used in a slightly stylish or trendy context.

Antonyms: プア

Used for food and drink with a deep, satisfying flavor. Common in descriptions of desserts, sauces, and coffee.

リッチな生せい活かつを送おくるto lead an affluent, luxurious life
彼かれはリッチな生せい活かつを送おくっている。
He is leading a rich, luxurious life.
リッチな味あじわいa rich, full-bodied flavor
このチョコレートはリッチな味あじわいだ。
This chocolate has a rich flavor.
〈人ひと〉がリッチになるfor someone to become rich
彼かの女じょは投とう資しでリッチになった。
She became rich through investing.
〈物もの〉にリッチな風ふう味みを加くわえるto add a rich flavor to something
バターを加くわえるとリッチな風ふう味みになる。
Adding butter gives it a rich flavor.

裕ゆう福ふくN1sense 1
裕福 is a formal, native Japanese word for being wealthy, while リッチ is a casual loanword often carrying a stylish or trendy connotation.
濃のう厚こうN1sense 2
濃厚 is the standard native Japanese word for a rich, dense flavor, while リッチ is a trendier loanword used especially for desserts and coffee.
金かね持もちN4sense 1
金持ち is a plain, everyday noun for a wealthy person, whereas リッチ is a na-adjective used to describe things or lifestyles as luxurious.

あっさりN1sense 2
あっさり describes a light, plain flavor, the opposite of リッチ's rich, full-bodied taste.
プア sense 1
poor; impoverished; low-quality
貧まずしいN3sense 1
貧しい is the everyday native Japanese word for 'poor', contrasting with リッチ's meaning of being wealthy.

リーチ
リーチ (reach) and リッチ (rich, wealthy) sound similar but are unrelated loanwords with completely different meanings.

Loanword from English 'rich', used in Japanese since the 20th century.