How to say "prosperity" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 繁栄はんえいnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbProsperity in its broadest sense: the flourishing of a nation, city, company, or family over time. When in doubt about which word fits, this is the safest choice.
- 繁盛はんじょうnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbProsperity in the concrete sense of a shop or business doing brisk trade and drawing customers. Think of a thriving store or restaurant rather than a nation's fortunes.
- 隆盛りゅうせいna-adjective, no-adjectiveFlourishing with a sense of vigorous rise: the thriving of an enterprise, family, or power. It suits talk of fortunes climbing toward or standing at their height.
- 栄華えいがnounProsperity as glory and splendor: dazzling wealth and success, often of the powerful and great. It stresses the glitter of flourishing rather than plain economic health.
- 活況かっきょうna-adjective, no-adjectiveThis points to briskness rather than lasting fortune: a scene of bustling, lively activity in trade or markets. Use it for boom conditions, when business is humming.
Use 繁栄 for prosperity in general, 繁盛 for shops and businesses doing brisk trade, 隆盛 for the flourishing of enterprises or powers, 栄華 for glory and splendor, and 活況 for brisk, bustling activity in trade.
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Japanese equivalents
- 繁栄はんえいprosperity
- 繁盛はんじょうprosperity
- 隆盛りゅうせいprosperity
- 栄華えいがprosperity
- 活況かっきょうactivity
- 興隆こうりゅうrise
- 盛況せいきょうsuccess
- 賑わいにぎわいprosperity
- 繁華はんかbustle
- 盛運せいうんprosperity
- 隆昌りゅうしょうprosperity
- 振作しんさくprosperity
- 殷盛いんせいprosperity
- 殷賑いんしんprosperity
- 隆運りゅううんprosperity
- 弥栄いやさかprosperity
- 興盛こうせいprosperity
- 栄えさかえprosperity
- 順境じゅんきょうfavorable circumstances
- 上景気じょうけいきboom
- 殷富いんぷwealth
- 盛栄せいえいflourishing (of business)
- 栄耀えいようluxury
- 好景気こうけいきgood times
- 成功せいこうsucceeding (in life)
- 景気けいきgood (economic) times
- 一花ひとはなsuccess
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