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盛ん (さかん, sakan) Japanese meaning: prosperous | Kotomora

盛さかん

さ

か

ん

Common word›JLPTN4›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

prosperous; flourishing; thriving

Used for industries, businesses, towns, regions, and activities that are doing well or flourishing.

この町まち

で

は

観かん

光こう

業ぎょう

が

盛さか

ん

だ

。

The tourism industry is thriving in this town.

2

popular; widespread; widely practiced

Often describes a sport, custom, study, religion, or local activity that many people do or that is well established in a place.

この地ち域いきではサッカーが盛さかんだ。
Soccer is popular in this region.

3

active; lively; vigorous; strong

Describes energetic activity, lively movement, strong force, or vigorous bodily or natural processes.

成せい長ちょう期きは新しん陳ちん代たい謝しゃが盛さかんだ。
Metabolism is active during the growth period.
血けっ気き盛さかんな若わか者ものたちが集あつまった。
Hot-blooded young people gathered.

4

enthusiastic; eager; frequent; repeated

Especially common as 盛んに, describing someone doing something eagerly or an action occurring often and repeatedly.

彼かれは新あたらしい企き画かくを盛さかんに勧すすめている。
He is eagerly promoting the new project.
最さい近きん、この問もん題だいが盛さかんに議ぎ論ろんされている。
Recently, this issue has been discussed frequently.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が盛さかんだan activity or field is thriving/widely practiced
この地ち域いきではサッカーが盛さかんだ。
Soccer is very popular in this area.
〈場ば所しょ〉で〈事こと〉が盛さかんだa certain activity or industry is prevalent in a place
この町まちでは漁ぎょ業ぎょうが盛さかんだ。
Fishing is a major industry in this town.
盛さかんに〈動どう詞し〉to do something eagerly or repeatedly
彼かれは盛さかんに質しつ問もんした。
He asked questions eagerly and repeatedly.
盛さかんな〈事こと〉vigorous or enthusiastic (applause, discussion, etc.)
会かい場じょうから盛さかんな拍はく手しゅが起おこった。
Enthusiastic applause broke out from the venue.

Expressions

盛さかんになるprosper; flourish; thrive; become popular; become widespread

Kanji

盛boom, prosper, copulate
旺flourishing, successful, beautiful
壮robust, manhood, prosperity

Related words

活かっ発ぱつN2sense 3
活発 emphasizes lively movement or active behavior, while 盛ん can also describe an industry, custom, or region flourishing or being widely practiced.
繁はん盛じょうN1sense 1
繁盛 is used specifically for a shop or business doing well, whereas 盛ん is broader and covers regions, customs, activities, and enthusiasm.
人にん気きN4sense 2
人気 means being liked or popular with people, while 盛ん means an activity or custom is widely practiced or actively flourishing, regardless of personal liking.
旺おう盛せいN2
盛ん covers prosperity, popularity, or frequency of activities, while 旺盛 is limited to describing strong internal drives like appetite or curiosity.
盛せい大だいN2
盛ん means active, thriving, or frequent, while 盛大 is used especially for something grand, vigorous, and impressive in scale, as at a ceremony or party.

Opposites

衰すい退たいN1sense 1
衰退 describes an industry or activity declining or fading, the opposite of 盛ん meaning it is thriving or prosperous.

Word family

盛さかんに
actively; energetically; enthusiastically; frequently
意い気き盛さかん
in high spirits; full of vigor; spirited
血けっ気き盛さかん
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
盛さかんな商しょう売ばい
thriving business; prosperous trade

Written forms

盛さかんUsage74%
Standard and common spelling for all ordinary senses.
さかんUsage26%
旺さかんUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji variant listed; 盛ん is the normal spelling.
壮さかんUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form

Etymology

The spelling uses 盛, a kanji conventionally associated with fullness, prosperity, and thriving activity. No historical derivation is specified, so the exact origin is left uncertain.

盛さかんな歓かん迎げい

cordial reception; warm welcome

Rare kanji variant listed; 盛ん is the normal spelling.