旺おう盛せい

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

vigorous; energetic; lively; healthy

Describes strong, flourishing states of abstract qualities like energy, appetite, curiosity, or imagination. Often used in formal or written contexts.

彼かれは旺おう盛せいな好こう奇き心しんで新あたらしい分ぶん野やに挑ちょう戦せんした。

With vigorous curiosity, he took on a new field.

高こう齢れいになっても食しょく欲よくが旺おう盛せいだ。

Even in old age, his appetite is healthy and strong.

2

noun, used as a suffix, na-adjective

full of; brimming with

Suffix-like use attaching to nouns that express a drive or quality (e.g., 好奇心旺盛, 食欲旺盛). Functions as an adjectival noun describing a state of abundance.

彼かの女じょは好こう奇き心しん旺おう盛せいで、何なんにでも興きょう味みを持もつ。
She is full of curiosity and takes an interest in everything.
うちの子こは食しょく欲よく旺おう盛せいで、よく食たべる。
Our child has a hearty appetite and eats a lot.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が旺おう盛せいだfor something (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.) to be vigorous or abundant
彼かれは病びょう気きが治なおってから食しょく欲よくが旺おう盛せいになった。
After recovering from his illness, his appetite became vigorous.
旺おう盛せいな〈物もの〉vigorous, brimming ~ (attributive use before a noun)
彼かの女じょは旺おう盛せいな想そう像ぞう力りょくを持もっている。
She has a vivid, boundless imagination.

Kanji

旺flourishing, successful, beautiful
盛boom, prosper, copulate

Related words

盛さかんN4sense 1
盛ん covers prosperity, popularity, or frequency of activities, while 旺盛 is limited to describing strong internal drives like appetite or curiosity.
活かっ発ぱつN2sense 1
活発 describes lively, active behavior or movement, whereas 旺盛 focuses on the intensity of an internal quality such as energy or desire.
精せい力りょく的てき sense 1
精力的 describes a person acting energetically on many tasks, while 旺盛 describes the abundance of an underlying drive or quality itself.

Opposites

不ふ振しんN1sense 1
不振 describes something sluggish or underperforming (e.g. 食欲不振), the direct opposite of 旺盛's sense of being vigorous or abundant.

Don't confuse with

王おう政せい
王政 (monarchy, royal rule) is pronounced identically to 旺盛 but refers to a political system, not vigor or abundance.

Word family

元げん気き旺おう盛せい
brimming with vitality; full of vigor; full of life
士し気き旺おう盛せい
high morale; heightened fighting spirit
気き力りょく旺おう盛せい
full of energy; highly motivated; full of drive
食しょく欲

Written forms

旺おう盛せいUsage99%
Standard kanji form; widely used in news and formal writing.
おうせいUsage1%

Etymology

Composed of 旺 (flourishing, vigorous) and 盛 (prosperous, abundant). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination conventionally conveys a state of thriving intensity.

よく

旺おう

盛せい

voracious; having a hearty appetite

好こう奇き心しん旺おう盛せい

brimming with curiosity; full of curiosity