Vocabulary

What does 栄える (さかえる, sakaeru) mean?

栄える (さかえる, sakaeru) means to prosper, to flourish.

Quick facts
Readingさかえる
Romajisakaeru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
さかえる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsakaeru

to prosper, to flourish

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to prosper; to flourish; to thrive

Example sentences

  • This town greatly prospered through trade.

  • It is said that an ancient civilization flourished on this land.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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