豊か (ゆたか, yutaka) Japanese meaning: abundant

豊か (ゆたか, yutaka) Japanese meaning: abundant | Kotomora

Kanji

豊bountiful, excellent, rich

Related words

豊ほう富ふN3sense 1
豊富 stresses sheer quantity or variety of something like resources or knowledge, while 豊か more broadly covers abundance, richness of quality, or a fulfilled state.
裕ゆう福ふくN1sense 2
裕福 refers strictly to financial wealth, while 豊か can describe financial wealth as well as abundance of resources or richness of mind.
おおらかN1sense 3
大らか describes a generous, easygoing personality, while 豊か in this sense describes a rich, open state of mind or feeling, often paired with 心 or 気持ち.
富とむN1
豊か is a na-adjective meaning 'abundant/rich' and can describe people or things directly, while 富む is a verb often used in the pattern ～に富む and sounds more literary.
ふんだんN1
豊か describes richness or abundance in a broader, often qualitative sense (e.g. 豊かな生活), while ふんだん specifically emphasizes a large quantity used generously.

Opposites

貧まずしいN3sense 2
貧しい means poor or impoverished, the direct opposite of 豊か in the sense of wealth or material abundance.
乏とぼしいN2sense 1
乏しい means scarce or insufficient, the opposite of 豊か's sense of having plenty of something.
細ほそ々ぼそ
豊か describes an abundant, comfortable life, the opposite of the meager subsistence described by 細々.

Word family· 7

心こころ豊ゆたか
spiritually rich; fulfilling; good for the soul
緑みどり豊ゆたか
lushly green; verdant
個こ性せい豊ゆたか
rich in personality; highly individual; expressive
色しき彩さい豊ゆたか

Written forms

豊ゆたかUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana.
豊ゆたかUsage10%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely seen in modern writing.
ゆたかUsage4%
ユタカUsage<1%

Etymology

The word 豊か (yutaka) is a native Japanese adjective. The kanji 豊 means 'abundant' or 'rich', and the reading is a kun'yomi. The exact derivation of the word is uncertain, but it has been used since Old Japanese to express abundance and richness.

豊ゆたか

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