Word Meaning 栄え

さかえ sakae

栄え is read as さかえ (sakae) and means prosperity.

Meaning

English

  1. prosperity
  2. flourishing
  3. success

Reading

Kana

さかえ

Romaji

sakae

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 125640 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

栄光

えいこう

glory

栄える

さかえる

to prosper

栄枯

えいこ

vicissitudes

栄研化学

えいけんかがく

Eiken Chemical Co, Ltd.

栄花物語

えいがものがたり

Eiga Monogatari (11-12C epic)

栄和

ろんほー

winning by picking up a discarded tile

栄進

えいしん

promotion

栄名

えいめい

glory

栄位

えいい

exalted position

栄転

えいてん

promotion

栄職

えいしょく

honorable post

栄落

えいらく

flourishing and declining

Example Sentences

10

このまちはしょうぎょうでさかえた。

This town flourished through commerce.

どりょくのすえにみせはさかえるようになった。

After much effort, the shop began to prosper.

このとおりはむかしよりずっとさかえている。

This street is far more lively and prosperous than it used to be.

Not all good men will prosper.

The fine arts flourished in Italy in the 15th century.

Aside from the tourist spots, it's not very prosperous, I think.

"How do you like the picture?" "I think it's beautiful."

In the Sailendra dynasty, which arose in the eighth century in central Java, Mahayana Buddhism blossomed, and Buddhist temples like Borobudur were built.

Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.

In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people. Let's resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.