活況(かっきょう)

Composed of 活(かっ) (activity/life) and 況(きょう) (condition/situation). Primarily used in economic, business, and market contexts to describe thriving conditions.

Common collocations

• 活況(かっきょう)を呈(てい)する: to show brisk activity (set phrase)
• 活況(かっきょう)に沸(わ)く: to bustle with activity
• 市場(しじょう)の活況(かっきょう): market boom
• 空前(くうぜん)の活況(かっきょう): unprecedented boom

Similar words

• 好況(こうきょう): economic boom / prosperity — specifically about the economy being in good shape
• 繁盛(はんじょう): thriving business — focuses on a specific business doing well
• 景気(けいき): economic conditions — a broader term for economic climate, can be good or bad
• 不況(ふきょう): recession / slump — the opposite, economic downturn