興隆|こうりゅうkouryuu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbrise; prosperity
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 興隆する（こうりゅうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 興隆します（こうりゅうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 興隆しない（こうりゅうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 興隆しません（こうりゅうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 興隆せず・興隆せぬ（こうりゅうせず・こうりゅうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 興隆した（こうりゅうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 興隆しました（こうりゅうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 興隆しなかった（こうりゅうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 興隆しませんでした（こうりゅうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 興隆して（こうりゅうして） |
| Potential | 興隆できる（こうりゅうできる） |
| Passive | 興隆される（こうりゅうされる） |
| Causative | 興隆させる（こうりゅうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 興隆させられる（こうりゅうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 興隆すれば（こうりゅうすれば） |
| tara | 興隆したら（こうりゅうしたら） |
| Volitional | 興隆しよう（こうりゅうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 興隆しましょう（こうりゅうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 興隆しろ（こうりゅうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym栄えるさかえるNeutralWhen read 「はえる」, it means to look attractive or be set off nicely, with no link to prosperity; only 「栄える」 read 「さかえる」 means to flourish.
- Synonym繁栄はんえいNeutralNeutral; prosperity and flourishing, often interchangeable with 「興隆」, but leaning toward nations and families.
- Synonym繁盛はんじょうNeutralNeutral; brisk business and popularity, centred on shops and commerce, as in the set phrase 「商売繁盛」.
- Related発展はってんNeutralNeutral and the most common of these; broader than 「興隆」, covering growth and expansion in general, including the economy and technology.
- Related賑わうにぎわうNeutralNeutral; stresses bustle and crowds rather than prosperity itself, and suits places and shops doing brisk business.
- Related流行るはやるNeutralNeutral; stresses being popular or in vogue, tending to fashion and goods, and can also mean a disease spreading widely.
- Related振興しんこうNeutralNeutral; promoting learning or industry, typically by government initiative, as in 「産業振興」 — an act of fostering rather than the state of thriving.
- Related興るおこるWrittenWritten and rare, with a classical flavour; close in meaning to 「興隆」, covering both the arising and the flourishing of something.
- Related作興さっこうWrittenWritten and rare; stresses rousing the spirit or actively making something flourish, rather than prosperity itself.
- Related時めくときめくNeutralNeutral; to flourish by riding the tide of the times, stressing being at the height of popularity, as in 「今を時めく」.
- Antonym衰退すいたいNeutralNeutral antonym; a gradual loss of power or vitality, the opposite of 「興隆」, as in 「経済の衰退」.
- Antonym没落ぼつらくNeutralNeutral antonym; the downfall of a family or class, the opposite of 「興隆」.
- Antonym衰微すいびWrittenWritten antonym; the waning of something once prosperous, the opposite of 「興隆」.
「興隆」 describes the flourishing of nations, cultures or religions. 「繁栄」 is often interchangeable with it; 「繁盛」 is for shops and business, 「発展」 for growth in general, and 「振興」 for actively promoting industry or learning. The opposites are 「衰退」 and 「没落」.
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