How to say "affluent" in Japanese

• リッチCommon
  na-adjectiveThe loanword from English 'rich': a straightforward way to say someone has plenty of money or lives in the manner of the wealthy. It stays close to that money sense.
• 裕福ゆうふくCommon
  na-adjective, nounWealthy or well-off as a condition of people: the word you want for affluent individuals, families, households and upbringings. It keeps the sense squarely financial.
  彼かれの給料きゅうりょうでは裕福ゆうふくになれないだろう。↗

  He won't get fat on his salary.
• 富裕ふゆうCommon
  na-adjective, nounAffluent in an economic key: the word behind talk of the wealthy as a class or market segment. For one person's comfortable life, 裕福 is the better fit.
  早寝はやね、早起はやおきは人ひとを健康けんこうに、富裕ふゆうに、賢明けんめいにする。↗

  Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
• 潤沢じゅんたくCommon
  na-adjective, nounReally means abundant or ample — a fund, supply or resource that is more than enough. For a wealthy person it is seldom the word you want; its 'affluent' side is about money and resources.
  国庫こっこは資金しきんが潤沢じゅんたくである。↗

  The government coffers are replete with funds.
• 豊かゆたかJLPT N3approx.Common
  na-adjectiveBroader than the other wealth words: it means rich in money but also rich in every other sense — abundant nature, full lives, rich experience. Choose it when 'affluent' shades into general abundance or well-being.
  豊ゆたかな社会しゃかいでは、大部分だいぶぶんの人々ひとびとが高たかい生活せいかつ水準すいじゅんを維持いじしている。↗

  In an affluent society most people have a high standard of living.

Choose 裕福 for wealthy people, families and upbringings; 「リッチ」 is the English loanword for plain 'rich'; 「豊か」 is the broad word for richness of life; 富裕 fits economic talk of the affluent; 潤沢 means ample funds, not rich people.

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• リッチrich
• 裕福ゆうふくwealthy
• 富裕ふゆうwealthy
• 潤沢じゅんたくabundant
• 支川しせんaffluent
• 豊かゆたかrich
• セレブaffluent
• 持てるもてるrich