also: じょうしゃ · しょうしゃ · せいしゃ · せいじゃ
prosperous person; powerful person
Refers to a person who is flourishing, influential, or at the height of their power. Often used in literary or historical contexts, such as the famous opening of the Heike Monogatari: 盛者必衰 (the prosperous must decline).
As the proverb 'the prosperous must decline' says, his power did not last long.
Looking back at history, even those called prosperous people eventually fell.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading しょうじゃ is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common than しょうじゃ.
Alternate reading; less common than しょうじゃ.
Alternate reading; less common than しょうじゃ.
Alternate reading; less common than しょうじゃ.
Compound of 盛 (prosperous) and 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is strongly associated with classical Chinese and Japanese literature, particularly the concept of impermanence.