日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningsboom, prosper, copulate
On'yomiセイ、ジョウ
Kun'yomiも、さか、さか
Strokes11
Radical

Compounds

  • golden age, prime, heyday, height of prosperity

  • height (e.g. of summer), peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season), (in) season, full bloom

  • to incorporate, to include, to fill (a vessel) with

  • to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.), to dish out, to dish up, to fill (a bowl) with

  • prosperous, flourishing, thriving, successful

  • success, boom, being well-attended (of an event), prosperity

Example sentences

  • Art was in its golden age in Venice during the Renaissance.

  • They will have arrived at Morioka by noon.

  • She attended the party dressed to the nines.

  • A healthy curiosity is truly a fine thing.

  • I know you're at an age where sexual desire flourishes and you want to do 'you-know-what' with 'that' but... well, sit down there.

  • The caged tiger lashed its tail.

  • Mother is busy keeping house.

  • She is 35 years old and in the prime of life.