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興盛 (こうせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
prosperity ; flourishing ; thriving
Describes a state of vigorous growth and success, often used for businesses, cultures, or nations. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to prosper'.
文ぶん 化か の 興こう 盛せい は 国くに の 豊ゆた か さ の 指し 標ひょう だ 。
The flourishing of culture is an indicator of a nation's wealth.
Kanji 興 entertain, revive, retrieve Similar words 繁はん 栄えい 繁栄 is more common and broadly used for prosperity, while 興盛 is slightly more formal and often emphasizes a rising or thriving state.
隆りゅう 盛せい 隆盛 also means prosperity but often implies a peak or height of success, whereas 興盛 focuses on the process of flourishing.
Etymology Compound of 興 (interest, entertainment, rise) and 盛 (prosperous, flourish). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of rising prosperity.
