盛ん
さかん
sakan
JLPT N4adjectiveVocabularyLevel 22 - JLPT N4

Quick answer

盛ん (さかん (sakan)) means "Thriving". The reading is さかん (sakan). Audio pronunciation and kanji breakdown are below.

Meaning

Thriving

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Example Sentences

このエリアは商業が大変さかんである。

このえりあはしょうぎょうがたいへんさかんである。

Commerce is very prosperous in this area.

Kanji in this word

盛
Prosper
Kunも.る、さか.る、さか.ん
Onせい、じょう
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