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繁盛 (はんじょう, hanjou) Japanese meaning: prosperity | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 繁盛する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 繁はん 盛じょう する 繁はん 盛じょう しない Polite 繁はん 盛じょう します 繁はん 盛じょう しません Past polite 繁はん 盛じょう しました 繁はん 盛じょう しませんでした Past 繁はん 盛じょう した 繁はん 盛じょう しなかった Te-form 繁はん 盛じょう して 繁はん 盛じょう しないで Desire 繁はん 盛じょう したい 繁はん 盛じょう したくない Potential 繁はん 盛じょう できる 繁はん 盛じょう できない Passive 繁はん 盛じょう される 繁はん 盛じょう されない Causative 繁はん 盛じょう させる 繁はん 盛じょう させない Causative passive 繁はん 盛じょう させられる 繁はん 盛じょう させられない Volitional 繁はん 盛じょう しよう Polite volitional 繁はん 盛じょう しましょう Imperative 繁はん 盛じょう しろ 繁はん 盛じょう するな Conditional 繁はん 盛じょう すれば 繁はん 盛じょう しなければ Tara conditional 繁はん 盛じょう したら 繁はん 盛じょう しなかったら
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みせ
は
いつも
繁はん
盛じょう
し
て
いる
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That shop is always thriving.
I prayed for the business to prosper.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 が 繁はん 盛じょう する for a place (shop, restaurant, etc.) to thrive
The ramen shop in front of the station is always thriving.
商しょう 売ばい が 繁はん 盛じょう する for business to be brisk
Thanks to the new menu, business is booming.
大おお いに 繁はん 盛じょう する to thrive greatly
This shop has been thriving greatly since it opened.
Kanji 繁 luxuriant, thick, overgrown 昌 prosperous, bright, clear Related words· 12 繁栄 refers broadly to the prosperity of a nation, society, or organization, while 繁盛 is used specifically for a shop or business doing brisk trade.
盛況 highlights a lively, crowded atmosphere at an event or venue, whereas 繁盛 focuses on a business's sustained commercial success.
好調 describes anything (health, performance, sales) going well in general, while 繁盛 is limited to shops and businesses being busy with customers.
繁盛する is the common, neutral word for a business thriving, whereas 振るう in this sense is more literary and typically appears in the negative (振るわない) to describe things not doing well.
Show 8 more 繁盛する is the everyday term for a business thriving, whereas 盛る (さかる) sounds old-fashioned or literary for the same meaning.
繁盛 is used specifically for a shop or business doing well, whereas 盛ん is broader and covers regions, customs, activities, and enthusiasm.
繁盛する is used specifically for a business or shop doing well, whereas 栄える applies more broadly to towns, cultures, or eras.
Don't confuse with 繁忙 shares the kanji 繁 and describes being extremely busy with work, whereas 繁盛 specifically means a business is thriving with customers.
繁盛 (business prospering) shares the kanji 繁 with 繁殖 (organisms breeding) but describes commercial success, not biological reproduction.
繁盛 shares the kanji 繁 with 頻繁 but means 'prosperity' or 'thriving business,' not 'frequent.'
Written forms 繁はん 盛じょう Usage 71%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
繁はん 昌じょう Usage 28%
Less common variant; may appear in older texts or proper names.
はんじょう Usage 1%
Etymology Compound of 繁 (prosperous, abundant) and 盛 (flourish, prosper). The spelling 繁昌 uses 昌 (prosperous, bright) with a similar meaning. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination naturally conveys the idea of thriving.
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繁盛する is a formal term focused purely on business success, whereas 賑わう also evokes the visible bustle and liveliness of a place.
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.
繁盛 describes a business or shop thriving with customers, whereas 繁華 describes an entire area or district being lively and bustling.
繁盛する specifically describes a business doing well, while 流行る can express the same idea more colloquially, with a sense of bustling activity.
繁盛 is a more everyday word used for a shop or business doing well, while 隆盛 is more literary and often applies to nations, cultures, or eras.
