隆盛
Meanings
1
noun, na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
A somewhat formal or written word for a state or period in which a country, dynasty, culture, business, industry, or movement is flourishing strongly. Common in phrases such as 隆盛を極める, 隆盛を誇る, and 隆盛の時代.
This port town reached the height of prosperity through trade.
At the time, the silk-weaving industry was thriving in this region.
Behind the flourishing of that dynasty was the development of agriculture.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉が隆盛を極めるfor something to reach the height of prosperity
Industry in this region reached the height of its prosperity.
- 〈事〉が隆盛を誇るfor something to boast great prosperity
That dynasty once boasted great prosperity.
- 隆盛の〈時〉an era/period of prosperity
The Edo period was an era in which merchant culture flourished.
- 〈事〉の隆盛を迎えるto enter a period of prosperity
This technology is now entering a period of flourishing.