繁はん栄えい

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繁栄する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	繁はん栄えいする	繁はん栄えいしない
Polite	繁はん栄えいします	繁はん栄えいしません
Past polite	繁はん栄えいしました	繁はん栄えいしませんでした
Past	繁はん栄えいした	繁はん栄えいしなかった
Te-form	繁はん栄えいして	繁はん栄えいしないで
Desire	繁はん栄えいしたい	繁はん栄えいしたくない
Potential	繁はん栄えいできる	繁はん栄えいできない
Passive	繁はん栄えいされる	繁はん栄えいされない
Causative	繁はん栄えいさせる	繁はん栄えいさせない
Causative passive	繁はん栄えいさせられる	繁はん栄えいさせられない
Volitional	繁はん栄えいしよう
Polite volitional	繁はん栄えいしましょう
Imperative	繁はん栄えいしろ	繁はん栄えいするな
Conditional	繁はん栄えいすれば	繁はん栄えいしなければ
Tara conditional	繁はん栄えいしたら	繁はん栄えいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

Refers to economic, social, or personal flourishing; often used in formal or written contexts.

この町まちは観かん光こうで繁はん栄えいしている。
This town is thriving thanks to tourism.
国くにの繁はん栄えいは教きょう育いくにかかっている。
A nation's prosperity depends on education.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉が繁はん栄えいするfor a place (city, nation, etc.) to prosper
この都と市しは貿ぼう易えきで繁はん栄えいした。
This city prospered through trade.
繁はん栄えいを極きわめるto reach the height of prosperity
その王おう国こくは一いち時じ、繁はん栄えいを極きわめた。
The kingdom once reached the height of its prosperity.
〈事こと〉が繁はん栄えいをもたらすfor something to bring about prosperity
技ぎ術じゅつ革かく新しんが国くにに繁はん栄えいをもたらした。
Technological innovation brought prosperity to the country.
繁はん栄えいを築きずくto build up prosperity
先せん人じんたちは苦く労ろうしてこの町まちの繁はん栄えいを築きずいた。
Our predecessors worked hard to build this town's prosperity.

Expressions

繁はん栄えいの福ふく音いんprosperity gospel

Kanji

繁luxuriant, thick, overgrown
栄flourish, prosperity, honor

Related words· 9

繁はん盛じょうN1
繁盛 is used mainly for a business or shop doing well, while 繁栄 covers broader prosperity such as nations, cultures, or societies.
発はっ展てんN3
発展 emphasizes the process of growth and expansion, whereas 繁栄 focuses on the resulting state of flourishing prosperity.
栄さかえるN2
繁栄する is more formal and abstract, typically used for nations or large-scale prosperity, while 栄える can describe smaller towns or everyday liveliness.
隆りゅう盛せい
繁栄 is the common, broad word for prosperity or success (of a nation, business, etc.), while 隆盛 sounds more formal and often describes a flourishing historical period or power.

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共きょう栄えい
繁栄 refers to general prosperity or thriving, often of a single entity, while 共栄 specifically emphasizes mutual or shared prosperity among multiple parties.
興こう隆りゅう
繁栄 is the everyday word for general prosperity, while 興隆 stresses the historical process of rising and flourishing.
時ときめくN1
繁栄する is a formal, often written word for prosperity (used for nations, businesses, civilizations), whereas 時めく is more poetic and typically describes a person or family enjoying favor in a particular era.
栄はえ
繁栄 emphasizes prosperity and thriving (economic, national), while 栄え is broader and more literary, covering glory or splendor in general.
全ぜん盛せいN1
繁栄 refers broadly to prosperity or flourishing (often of a nation or business), while 全盛 specifically points to the peak period within that flourishing.

Opposites· 8

衰すい退たいN1
衰退 means decline or decay, the direct opposite of 繁栄's flourishing prosperity.
滅ほろびるN2
繁栄する means 'to flourish/prosper', the direct opposite of 滅びる 'to perish/go to ruin'.
没ぼつ落らくN1
繁栄 means prosperity and flourishing, the direct opposite of 没落's fall into ruin.

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滅めつ亡ぼうN1
繁栄 means prosperity and flourishing, the direct opposite of the ruin and extinction described by 滅亡.
荒こう廃はいN1
繁栄 means prosperity and flourishing, the direct opposite of the ruin and decay described by 荒廃.
破は滅めつN1
繁栄 means prosperity and flourishing, the direct opposite of 破滅's sense of downfall and ruin.
退たい廃はいN1
繁栄 (prosperity, flourishing) is the direct opposite of 退廃 (decay, decline), whether the context is moral/cultural or economic.
斜しゃ陽よう
繁栄 means prosperity and flourishing, the opposite of the decline expressed by 斜陽.

Don't confuse with

繁はん忙ぼう
繁忙 (busy, hectic) shares the kanji 繁 and sounds similar to 繁栄, but it describes being busy, not prosperous.

Word family

子し孫そん繁はん栄えい
prosperity of descendants; perpetuation of one's lineage

Etymology

Compound of 繁 (prosperous, abundant) and 栄 (flourish, glory). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has long been used to express thriving and prosperity.