リッチritchi

1. na-adjectiverich; wealthy; affluent
2. na-adjectiverich (flavour)

• Synonym富裕ふゆうWrittenWritten and formal term for being wealthy, as in 「富裕層」. 「リッチ」 is lighter and colloquial, and also covers rich flavour and a deluxe setup.
• Synonym裕福ゆうふくNeutralBeing well-off in property or income, most often said of a household or upbringing, as in 「裕福な家庭」; unlike 「リッチ」 it is never used of flavour.
• Synonym豊富ほうふNeutralMeans abundant or plentiful, stressing quantity, as in 「経験が豊富」; it does not specifically mean having money.
• Synonym金持ちかねもちNeutralA common everyday noun for a rich person; 「リッチ」 is an adjectival noun describing the state of being wealthy.
• Synonym豊かゆたかNeutralA native Japanese word covering abundance in goods, nature, life or the heart; its range is broader than 「リッチ」.
• Synonym豪勢ごうせいNeutralEmphasizes lavish, showy spending on a grand scale, as in 「豪勢な料理」.
• Related潤沢じゅんたくWrittenWritten word for ample funds or resources, as in 「潤沢な資金」; not used of people.
• Related富豪ふごうNeutralA noun for a very wealthy magnate, on a larger scale than 「金持ち」; often seen in news reports.
• Related富者ふしゃWrittenA rare written noun for the rich, usually paired with 「貧者」; it names a person and does not describe a state.
• Related大量たいりょうNeutralMeans a large quantity, as in 「大量生産」; it carries no sense of luxury or wealth.
• Related富とみWrittenA written noun for wealth itself, as in 「富を築く」; 「リッチ」 instead describes the look or state of being rich.
• Related多量たりょうWrittenA written, somewhat technical word for large amounts, as in 「多量の水」; it has no sense of wealth.
• Related資産しさんNeutralA noun for property owned by a person or company, also an accounting term; 「リッチ」 describes the state of being rich.
• Related財産ざいさんNeutralA noun for one's possessions, also used figuratively for valued skills or experience; it does not describe a state.
• Related豊饒ほうじょうWrittenA written word for fertile, productive land, as in 「豊饒な大地」; not used of people being rich.
• RelatedふんだんNeutralSuggests having more than enough to use freely, as in 「ふんだんに使う」 or 「ふんだんにある」; it never refers to a person being rich.
• Related資産家しさんかNeutralA rather formal noun for someone holding large assets; unlike 「リッチ」 it cannot describe a lifestyle or flavour.
• Related富饒ふじょうWrittenA rare written word stressing abundant produce or resources; it does not normally say a person is rich.
• Related豊潤ほうじゅんWrittenA written word for mellow richness, often of wine or aroma; 「リッチ」 is the more colloquial option.
• Antonym貧乏びんぼうNeutralThe everyday antonym: poor and strapped for money, opposing 「リッチ」 in the sense of having wealth.
• Antonym貧しいまずしいNeutralAn adjective for poverty that also covers scanty or lacking content; it stands opposite 「リッチ」 in the wealth sense.

Use 「リッチ」 in colloquial speech for having money, a luxurious feel or rich flavour. In written or formal prose say 「富裕」 or 「裕福」; for a rich person say 「金持ち」; for abundance say 「豊か」. 「貧乏」 is the everyday opposite. Nouns like 「富」「資産」「財産」 name wealth or assets rather than describing a state, while 「豊富」「大量」「ふんだん」 stress quantity, not money.

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1. 豊ゆたかなさま。裕福ゆうふくなさま。