富ふ裕ゆう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

wealthy; rich; affluent

Describes individuals, families, or nations possessing abundant financial resources. Often used in formal or written contexts.

彼かれは富ふ裕ゆうな家か庭ていに生うまれた。
He was born into a wealthy family.
富ふ裕ゆう層そう向むけのサービスが増ふえている。
Services for the affluent are increasing.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉は富ふ裕ゆうであるsomeone is wealthy/affluent
この地ち域いきの住じゅう民みんは富ふ裕ゆうである。
The residents of this area are affluent.
富ふ裕ゆうな家か庭ていa wealthy household/family
彼かれは富ふ裕ゆうな家か庭ていに生うまれた。
He was born into a wealthy family.
富ふ裕ゆうな国くにa wealthy/affluent nation
その国くには資し源げんに恵めぐまれ、富ふ裕ゆうな国くにとして知しられている。
That country is blessed with resources and is known as a wealthy nation.

Kanji

富wealth, enrich, abundant
裕abundant, rich, fertile
有possess, have, exist
祐help

Related words

裕ゆう福ふくN1
裕福 is the common, everyday word for being wealthy, while 富裕 is more formal and often appears in compounds like 富裕層.
金かね持もちN4
金持ち is a casual, concrete term for a rich person, whereas 富裕 is an abstract, formal descriptor of wealth used for people or nations.
富ふう貴き
富裕 describes material wealth alone, while 富貴 adds the sense of high social rank along with the wealth.

Opposites

貧まずしいN3
貧しい means poor or lacking resources, the direct opposite of 富裕's meaning of being wealthy or affluent.
貧ひん困こんN1
富裕 describes being wealthy or affluent, the direct opposite of 貧困 in the sense of economic poverty.
窮きゅう乏ぼうN1
富裕 describes being wealthy and affluent, the direct opposite of the severe poverty and want expressed by 窮乏.
清せい貧ひん
清貧 praises a poor but honest life, while 富裕 describes being wealthy and affluent.

Word family

富ふ裕ゆう層そうN1
wealthy people; the rich
富ふ裕ゆう税ぜい
wealth tax; capital tax; equity tax

Written forms

富ふ裕ゆうUsage97%
Standard kanji form; high-frequency news and common usage.
富ふ有ゆうUsage3%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
富ふ祐ゆう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

Compound of 富 (wealth) and 裕 (abundant). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys 'abundant wealth'.