殷
flourishing
Readings
On'yomi
- イン
- アン
Kun'yomi
- さかん
Meaning
殷 centers on a state of vigorous growth and abundance: something flourishing, thriving, or prosperous.
Most common words using 殷
- 殷いん
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
- 殷々いんいん
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
- 殷墟文字いんきょもじ
oracle bone script
- 殷富いんぷ
wealth; prosperity
- 殷盛いんせい
prosperity
- 殷賑いんしん
prosperity
- 殷賑を極めるいんしんをきわめる
to enjoy prosperity
- 殷鑑いんかん
past example serving as a warning
- 殷鑑遠からずいんかんとおからず
lessons from history are not far to seek
Study
Etymology
殷 originally depicted a person being treated with a tool or weapon, possibly related to ritual or abundance. The modern form combines 㐆 and 殳, but the exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
Imagine a rich, flourishing banquet: the left side 㐆 looks like a person seated at a table, and the right side 殳 is a hand holding a ladle, serving abundant food.
Reading mnemonic
For イン, picture an inn that is flourishing with guests: inn -> イン, and the inn is thriving and prosperous.