What is the Kanji for "Prosper"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Prosper", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Prosper" is "盛".

This kanji has 4 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Mo" and "Saka".

Its onyomi readings are "Jou" and "Sei".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "成" means "Become" and can be read as "Jou", "Na", and "Sei". And The kanji "皿" means "Dish" and "Plate" and can be read as "Sara".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "盛" mean in japanese?

"盛" means "Prosper".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

盛ん: "Active". The Japanese adjective '盛ん (さかん)' means 'active'. It is used to describe something that is thriving, flourishing or vibrant. This adjective is often used to describe things like industries, activities, or movements that are experiencing a high level of energy and participation. For example: The economy is active - (経済は盛んだ). The festival was very active this year - (今年のお祭りは非常に盛んだった).

盛り上がる: "Get excited". The Japanese verb '盛り上がる (もりあがる)' means 'to get excited'. This verb is used to describe a situation or atmosphere where people become enthusiastic and lively, such as at a party, event, or when discussing an interesting topic. For example: The party was really getting exciting - (パーティーがどんどん盛り上がってきた). The discussion was getting very animated - (議論が盛り上がってきた)

盛る: "Pile up" or "Serve". The Japanese verb '盛る (もる)' has two main meanings. The first meaning is 'to pile up' or 'to heap up', such as piling food on a plate. For example: I piled the rice high in the bowl - (ご飯を大盛りにして盛った). The second meaning is 'to serve' or 'to provide', such as serving food on a plate. For example: The restaurant served a large portion - (レストランは大盛りで食事を出した).

盛り上げる: "Enliven" or "Get excited". The Japanese verb '盛り上げる (もりあげる)' means 'to enliven' or 'to get excited'. This verb is used to describe the action of making an event, conversation, or atmosphere more lively, animated, or exciting. It can be used to talk about a host or MC working to energize a crowd, or friends getting each other pumped up about something. For example: The MC really enlivened the party - (MCがパーティーを盛り上げていた). Let's get excited about the trip! - (旅行に向けて盛り上がろう!)

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "じ" is read as "ji". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "も" is read as "mo". The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa". And The hiragana "か" is read as "ka".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.