JLPT N4 · な-adjective

盛ん (sakan)

盛ん (さかん, sakan) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “prosperous; flourishing”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: さかん
Romaji: sakan
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

prosperous; flourishing; thriving; successful · な-adjective
popular; widespread · な-adjective
active; lively; energetic; vigorous; brisk · な-adjective
enthusiastic; eager; hearty; frequent; repeated · な-adjective

Example sentences

日本では英語教育が盛んである。

English education flourishes in Japan.

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我々の国ではウインタースポーツが盛んだ。

Winter sports are very popular in our country.

Tatoeba #186274

彼はまだ元気盛んだ。

He is still full of energy.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 盛ん

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	盛んだ	さかんだ sakanda
Present (polite)	盛んです	さかんです sakandesu
Negative	盛んじゃない	さかんじゃない sakanjanai
Past	盛んだった	さかんだった sakandatta
Negative past	盛んじゃなかった	さかんじゃなかった sakanjanakatta
Te-form	盛んで	さかんで sakande
Before a noun	盛んな	さかんな sakanna
Adverb (~ni)	盛んに	さかんに sakanni

Kanji in 盛ん

盛

boom, prosper, copulateセイ・ジョウ・も.る・さか.る · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 盛ん.

盛りさかりheight (e.g. of summer)盛るもるto serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.)盛大せいだいgrand全盛ぜんせいheight of prosperity目盛めもりgraduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.)繁盛はんじょうprosperity盛り上がるもりあがるto swell盛装せいそうdressing up in fine clothes

Source: JMdict entry 1379750 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.