Japanese symbol for “prosperity”
繁栄
はんえい
Romaji: han'ei
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
In Japanese, prosperity is 繁栄, read はんえい (han'ei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs prosperity; thriving; flourishing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “prosperity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 繁盛 | はんじょう hanjou | prosperity; flourishing; thriving |
| 隆盛 | りゅうせい ryuusei | prosperity; flourishing; thriving |
| 成功 | せいこう seikou | succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity |
| 栄華 | えいが eiga | prosperity; glory; splendour |
| 盛況 | せいきょう seikyou | success; boom; being well-attended (of an event) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 頻繁 | ひんぱん hinpan | frequent; incessant |
| 繁殖 | はんしょく hanshoku | breeding; propagation; reproduction |
| 繁盛 | はんじょう hanjou | prosperity; flourishing; thriving |
| 繁忙 | はんぼう hanbou | busy; high-stress; hectic |
| 繁茂 | はんも hanmo | flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth |
| 栄養 | えいよう eiyou | nutrition; nourishment |
| 栄光 | えいこう eikou | glory |
| 見栄 | みえ mie | show; display; pretensions |
See also: Chinese symbol for “prosperity”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.