Vocabulary

What does 賑わう (にぎわう, nigiwau) mean?

賑わう (にぎわう, nigiwau) means to bustle, to be lively; to thrive (business).

Quick facts
Readingにぎわう
Romajinigiwau
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
にぎわう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnigiwau

to bustle, to be lively; to thrive (business)

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to be crowded with people; to be bustling with
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

Example sentences

  • The shopping street is always bustling on weekends.

  • On the day of the festival, the venue was bustling with excitement.

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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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