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Kanji for Prosperity
The kanji most commonly used for "Prosperity" are 栄、隆、昌.
栄
Kanji that mean Prosperity
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栄
prosperity, glory, to flourish
Onyomi: ei, yoh Kunyomi: ba.e, e, ha.eru, hae, saka.eru 9 strokes Jōyō
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隆
prosperity, high, noble
Onyomi: ryuu 11 strokes Jōyō
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昌
prosperous, bright
Also associated with excellent.
Onyomi: shoh Kunyomi: sakan 8 strokes Jinmeiyō
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豊
abundant, rich, fertile
Onyomi: bu, hoh Kunyomi: toyo, yutaka 13 strokes Jōyō
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穣
abundant harvest, fertile, prosperous
Onyomi: joh Kunyomi: wara, yutaka 18 strokes Jinmeiyō
栄 is the everyday character: to flourish, to thrive, and by extension glory. It carries 繁栄 (prosperity), 栄光 (glory) and 栄誉 (honor), and as a verb 栄える means for a place or a family to prosper. 榮 is the same character in its pre-war form, kept now for names and older signage.
隆 is prosperity as rising. 隆盛 is a period of flourishing and 隆起 is ground swelling upward; the character suggests an ascent rather than a state, and it is very common in men’s given names (Takashi, Ryū). 穣 is agricultural prosperity — a rich harvest, as in 豊穣, abundance of crops.
賑 is the visible, audible kind: 賑わい is a bustle of people and 賑やか means lively and crowded. It describes a busy shopping street, not a bank balance. 壮 sits apart from the rest — it means robust, vigorous, grand (壮大, 壮健), and it reaches a list like this through vigor rather than through wealth or flourishing.
Words using Prosperity kanji
Everyday Japanese vocabulary built from the characters above.
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繁栄
はんえい
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
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隆盛
りゅうせい
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
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豊富
ほうふ
abundant; plentiful; rich
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光栄
こうえい
honour; honor; glory
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豊作
ほうさく
abundant harvest; bumper crop
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共栄
きょうえい
mutual prosperity
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豊胸
ほうきょう
full breasts; ample breasts; breast enlargement
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栄光
えいこう
glory
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種類豊富
しゅるいほうふ
rich in variety; diverse; wide-ranging
Before you use Prosperity kanji
栄 is the safe single character and is used as a name (Sakae, Ei). 賑 is warm but reads as a crowded, bustling scene rather than wealth. 壮 will not be read as prosperity at all — it says robust or grand. 榮 is the old form of 栄, not a different word.