商(しょう)売(ばい)繁(はん)盛(じょう)

しょうばいはんじょう
noun
prosperous business; thriving trade
1. prosperous business; thriving trade; flourishing commerce
A business doing well, with plenty of customers and sales. A set phrase strongly associated with good-luck charms and prayers for commercial success.
商(しょう)売(ばい)繁(はん)盛(じょう)を祈(いの)る。
To pray for business prosperity.
この神社(じんじゃ)は商(しょう)売(ばい)繁(はん)盛(じょう)のご利益(りやく)で有名(ゆうめい)だ。
This shrine is famous for its blessing of business prosperity.
店先(みせさき)に招(まね)き猫(ねこ)を飾(かざ)って、商(しょう)売(ばい)繁(はん)盛(じょう)を願(ねが)った。
They placed a beckoning cat at the storefront, wishing for a thriving business.

A fixed four-character phrase used mainly in the context of prayers, charms, and good wishes for a store or company. Often seen on 縁起物(えんぎもの) (lucky charms) and shrine お札(ふだ) (talismans).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 商(しょう)売(ばい)繁(はん)盛(じょう)を祈(いの)る: to pray for business success
  • 商(しょう)売(ばい)繁(はん)盛(じょう)のお守(まも)り: a charm for prosperous business
  • 商(しょう)売(ばい)繁(はん)盛(じょう)の神様(かみさま): a deity of commercial success
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