繁栄する
han'ei suru
The English phrase thrive is translated into Japanese as 繁栄する (han'ei suru).
繁栄する is used to describe a state of prospering or flourishing, typically for large-scale entities such as nations, economies or industries. It is not usually used to describe the growth of individual plants or animals.
Meaning: to prosper by industry (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The word consists of the noun 繁栄 (han'ei), which means prosperity or flourishing.
Which one should you use?
While 繁栄する implies success and prosperity, the phrase 成長する (seichō suru) is more commonly used to mean 'to grow' in the context of the physical growth of organisms or the development of a person.
How does it change in a sentence?
To describe a state of currently thriving, use the continuous form 繁栄している.
How do you pronounce it?
han'ei suru
Did you know?
- In Japanese, the concept of 'thriving' for a business is often expressed as 上り調子 (nobori chōshi), which literally translates to 'an upward tone'.
- The kanji in 繁栄 includes the character 繁, which can also mean 'complex' or 'complicated', suggesting that true prosperity is often a multifaceted or complex state.
- If you want to say a person is 'thriving' in a social or business sense, you might use 活躍する (katsuyaku suru) instead, which focuses more on being active and playing an important role.
Examples in context
- 彼は繁栄している企業を築いた。He built a thriving company.
- 私たちの街は急速に発展しています。Our city is rapidly thriving.
- 彼女の経営する店はうまく行っているよ。Her business is thriving.
- 彼の才能は本当に花開いている。His talent is truly thriving.
