noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. luxury, extravagance.

takes する

  1. to live in luxury, to indulge oneself.

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

Usu. as 贅沢に.
  1. lavish (use of something), abundant, copious, wasteful.

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. excessive (e.g. demands, expectations).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
贅沢 ぜいたく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

luxury
ゼイ いぼ (Kentei 1)
play, be proud
ゴウ あそ.ぶ おご.る (Kentei 1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (4th, N1)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
swamp, marsh, brilliance
さわ タク うるお.い (7th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
shaku, Japanese foot, measure
シャク セキ さし (6th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)