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活況 (kakkyou) Japanese meaning: brisk activity | Kotomora
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は
活かっ
況きょう
を
呈てい
し
て
いる
。
The stock market is showing brisk activity.
The shopping district is bustling with the year-end sales.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 が 活かっ 況きょう を 呈てい する for a market/place to show brisk activity
The stock market showed brisk activity for the first time in a while.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 は 活かっ 況きょう だ a place/market is booming
The shopping street is bustling at year's end.
活かっ 況きょう を 見み せる to show signs of brisk business or activity
The export industry is showing brisk activity.
活かっ 況きょう が 続つづ く for brisk activity/business to continue
The real estate market's brisk activity is continuing.
Kanji 活 lively, resuscitation, being helped Related words 好況 describes generally favorable economic conditions or a boom, while 活況 focuses on the lively, active state of trading or business itself.
繁盛 is typically used for an individual shop or business thriving with customers, whereas 活況 is broader and often describes whole markets or industries.
賑わい is a general word for a lively, bustling atmosphere (e.g. a festival or street), while 活況 is more specifically used for brisk economic or market activity.
活況 describes a generally brisk or booming market condition, whereas 大商い specifically points to a high volume of transactions in a given session.
Etymology Compound of 活 (active, lively) and 況 (condition, situation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys 'active condition'.
