盛ん

さかん

Prosperous, thriving, flourishing

N4na-adjective·sakan

How to remember it

盛 (pile up) suggests heaped abundance, a thriving mound of prosperity.

Example sentences

  • この町は漁業が盛んだ。

    このまちはぎょぎょうがさかんだ。

    Fishing is thriving in this town.

  • 昔、武士道が盛んだった。

    むかし、ぶしどうがさかんだった。

    Long ago, the way of the warrior was flourishing.

Usage

Na-adjective; modify nouns with な, as in a thriving industry.

Related words

盛り上がる盛大繁盛流行る

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