How to say 'Active' or 'Prosperous' in Japanese | 盛ん

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The Japanese word for Active or Prosperous is 'Sakan', written as 盛ん in Japanese.'Active' or 'Prosperous' in hiragana is さかん.

word

盛ん

Meaning

Active, Prosperous

Reading

さかん

sakan

Kanji

盛Prosper

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '盛ん (さかん)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning is 'prosperous', which refers to something thriving or flourishing, such as a business or a region. For example: the town is prosperous「その町は盛んだ」(そのまちはさかんだ). The second meaning is 'active', which describes something lively or vigorous, often used for activities or events. For example: the discussion was active「議論が盛んだった」(ぎろんがさかんだった). The word can also describe enthusiasm or intensity in actions or phenomena, such as '盛んな拍手 (さかんなはくしゅ)' (vigorous applause).

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4589

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 盛ん

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

盛

Meaning

Prosper

Hiragana in the Word 盛ん

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

ん

Reading

Words Related to 盛ん Through the Kanji 盛

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 盛 as well.

word

盛り上がる

Meaning

Excite

word

盛る

Meaning

Serve, Pile

word

盛り上げる

Meaning

Boost

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'Sakan' means 'Active' or 'Prosperous' .

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