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殷賑 (いんしん, inshin) Japanese meaning: prosperity | Kotomora
じ 字 Furigana
Expressions 殷いん 賑しん を 極きわ める enjoy great prosperity; be at the height of bustle Kanji 賑 flourish, be bustling, prosperity Related words 繁はん 栄えい Common modern word for prosperity, used in both formal and everyday contexts. 殷賑 is a rare literary equivalent.
にぎわい Everyday noun for bustle or liveliness. 殷賑 carries a more formal, classical nuance.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 殷 (abundant, flourishing) and 賑 (bustling, crowded). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in literary Japanese to describe thriving scenes.
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The port town that once enjoyed great prosperity is now just a quiet fishing village.
A description of a bustling marketplace appears at the beginning of that novel.