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興亡盛衰 (こうぼうせいすい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
この 都と 市し の 興こう 亡ぼう 盛せい 衰すい は 、 経けい 済ざい の 変へん 遷せん と 深ふか く 結むす びつい て いる 。
The vicissitudes of this city are deeply tied to economic changes.
Kanji 興 entertain, revive, retrieve 亡 deceased, the late, dying Similar words 栄えい 枯こ 盛せい 衰すい 栄枯盛衰 is a more common four-character compound with a similar meaning, often used in everyday contexts. 興亡盛衰 is rarer and more formal.
盛せい 衰すい 盛衰 is a shorter, more common word meaning 'rise and fall' or 'ups and downs', while 興亡盛衰 is a more emphatic, literary compound.
Etymology A four-character compound (yojijukugo) combining 興 (rise), 亡 (fall), 盛 (prosperity), and 衰 (decline). The exact origin is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of pairing antonyms to express cyclical change.
