栄える|さかえるsakaeru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto prosper; to flourish; to thrive
   善人ぜんにん必かならずしも栄さかえる者ものでない。↗

   Not all good men will prosper.

• Synonym繁栄はんえいWrittenWritten Sino-Japanese word; use as a noun or as 「繁栄する」, as in 「経済の繁栄」. More formal than 「栄える」.
• Synonym興隆こうりゅうWrittenMeans rising and flourishing, as in 「文化の興隆」; stresses the process from a rise to full prosperity, and is mostly seen in written prose.
• Synonym繁盛はんじょうNeutralUsed for shops and businesses thriving, as in 「商売繁盛」; it is commercial, while 「栄える」 also applies to nations and towns.
• Related発展はってんNeutralMeans development and growth toward a higher stage; stresses increase in scale or degree, and does not necessarily imply prosperity.
• Related賑わうにぎわうNeutralMeans being crowded and lively, and also doing brisk business, as in 「商店街が賑わう」; stresses the bustle of crowds on the spot.
• Related流行るはやるCasualColloquial; means being popular or in fashion, and also a shop doing booming business, as in 「店がはやる」; stresses a temporary boom.
• Related興るおこるWrittenA written word for a nation or enterprise rising, as in 「国が興る」; stresses a new beginning, while 「栄える」 stresses continued prosperity.
• Related時めくときめくWrittenA written word for riding the times to fame and favor, as in 「今を時めく人気俳優」; stresses a temporary heyday, and also has a heart-throbbing sense.
• Antonym衰えるおとろえるNeutralMeans losing strength or momentum and declining; it is the opposite of 「栄える」 in the sense of flourishing.
• Antonym滅びるほろびるNeutralMeans declining until ruin and extinction; more thorough than 「衰える」, and the opposite of 「栄える」 in continued existence and prosperity.

Use 「栄える」 for a country, town or family prospering, as in 「港町として栄える」. For the noun or in formal prose say 「繁栄」; for thriving business say 「繁盛」; for lively crowds say 「賑わう」. The opposites are 「衰える」 and 「滅びる」.

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