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盛
On'yomi
セイ・ジョウ
SEI / JOU
Kun'yomi
も.る・さか.る・さか.ん
moru / sakaru / sakan
boom · prosper · copulate
Details
Strokes11
Frequency#712
Radical皿dish(5)
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Component Breakdown
盛=
成皿
成 + 皿
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of become and dish. Piling on dish.
Symbolism
Grand, prosperity, pile. Represents prosperity.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
栄枯盛衰
えいこせいすい
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune; ups and downs of life
盛者必衰
じょうしゃひっすい
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade; even the prosperous inevitably decay
商売繁盛
しょうばいはんじょう
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business; thriving (prosperous) business
盛衰興亡
せいすいこうぼう
rise and fall; ups and downs; waxing and waning; rise and fall
五陰盛苦
ごおんじょうく
pain caused by the five skandhas; pain caused by the five skandhas
Proverbs & Idioms
盛衰は世の常
せいすいはよのつね
Rise and fall are the way of the world
Prosperity and decline are natural cycles