Vocabulary

What does 盛ん (さかん, sakan) mean?

盛ん (さかん, sakan) means prosperous, thriving; lively, enthusiastic.

Quick facts
Readingさかん
Romajisakan
Part of speechna-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
さかん
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsakan

prosperous, thriving; lively, enthusiastic

  1. 1na-adjective prosperous; flourishing; thriving
  2. 2na-adjective popular; widespread
  3. 3na-adjective active; lively; energetic
  4. 4na-adjective enthusiastic; eager; hearty

Example sentences

  • Soccer is very popular in this country.

  • The town's festival has become livelier than before.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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