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富む

とむ

to be rich (in); to abound in; to become wealthy

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Examples

  1. その土壌は腐植に富んでいます。

    そのどじょうはふしょくにとんでいます。

    That soil is rich in humus.

  2. 彼女は経験に富んだ指導者だ。

    かのじょはけいけんにとんだしどうしゃだ。

    She is a leader with a wealth of experience.

  3. この国は資源に富んでいるが、水が乏しい。

    このくにはしげんにとんでいるが、みずがとぼしい。

    This country abounds in resources but is short of water.

Common patterns

変化に富む
to be full of variety
経験に富む
to be rich in experience
資源に富む
to abound in resources

Memory tip

The pattern is 〜に富む — the thing you have plenty of takes に, never を. In practice you meet it far more often as 富んだ/富んでいる modifying a noun (変化に富んだ人生) than as a plain statement about money.

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