繁盛・繁昌|はんじょうhanjou[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbprosperity; flourishing; thriving
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 繁盛する(はんじょうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 繁盛します(はんじょうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 繁盛しない(はんじょうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 繁盛しません(はんじょうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 繁盛せず・繁盛せぬ(はんじょうせず・はんじょうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 繁盛した(はんじょうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 繁盛しました(はんじょうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 繁盛しなかった(はんじょうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 繁盛しませんでした(はんじょうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 繁盛して(はんじょうして) |
| Potential | 繁盛できる(はんじょうできる) |
| Passive | 繁盛される(はんじょうされる) |
| Causative | 繁盛させる(はんじょうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 繁盛させられる(はんじょうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 繁盛すれば(はんじょうすれば) |
| tara | 繁盛したら(はんじょうしたら) |
| Volitional | 繁盛しよう(はんじょうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 繁盛しましょう(はんじょうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 繁盛しろ(はんじょうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym繁栄はんえいNeutralFor the prosperity of nations, cities, companies or families; 「繁盛」 is about a shop or business doing brisk trade.
- Synonym興隆こうりゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose, for the rise and flourishing of nations or culture; 「繁盛」 is about brisk shop business.
- Synonym栄えるさかえるNeutralA verb for towns and countries flourishing; 「繁盛」 centers on a business doing well.
- Related振興しんこうNeutralPromotion or encouragement, as in 「観光振興」; 「繁盛」 describes the state of thriving, not the act of promoting.
- Related発展はってんNeutralDevelopment or growth of things, as in 「経済発展」; 「繁盛」 is about a shop's brisk business.
- Related開花かいかNeutralFlowers blooming, or figuratively talent and culture coming into bloom; 「繁盛」 is about business thriving.
- Related賑わうにぎわうNeutralA verb for places being lively and crowded, as in 「街が賑わう」; 「繁盛」 centers on business doing well.
- Related流行るはやるNeutralTo be popular or in fashion, and can mean a shop doing well (「この店ははやっている」); 「繁盛」 is the more written choice, as in 「商売繁盛」.
- Related時めくときめくNeutralMeans being at the height of fame or power, as in 「今を時めく」; 「繁盛」 is about business thriving.
- Related興るおこるNeutralTo rise or spring up and flourish; 「繁盛」 describes the state of already thriving.
- Antonym衰退すいたいNeutralThe opposite of 「繁盛」 in the rise-and-decline sense: weakening and falling into decline.
- Antonym不況ふきょうNeutralThe opposite of 「繁盛」 in terms of business conditions: an economic slump or recession.
Use 「繁盛」 for a shop or business doing brisk trade, as in 「商売繁盛」. For the prosperity of nations or cities, use 「繁栄」 or 「栄える」; for lively crowds, 「賑わう」; for being at the height of fame, 「時めく」. Antonyms: 「衰退」, 「不況」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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