前途洋洋(ぜんとようよう)

ぜんとようよう
noun, taru-adjective
having a bright future ahead
formalwrittenidiomevaluation
1. having a bright, promising future ahead
A four-character idiom describing someone or something with a bright, promising future stretching out ahead, likened to a vast, calm ocean. Most often used of young people just starting their careers.
前途洋洋(ぜんとようよう)たる若者(わかもの)。
A young person with a bright future ahead.
卒業生(そつぎょうせい)たちの前途(ぜんと)は洋洋(ようよう)としている。
The graduates' futures stretch out brightly before them.
新入社員(しんにゅうしゃいん)として、前途洋洋(ぜんとようよう)たる一歩(いっぽ)を踏(ふ)み出(だ)した。
As a new employee, they took their first bright step forward.

Usage

Literally "the road ahead is vast like the ocean." Used mainly as 前途洋洋(ぜんとようよう)たる + noun, or in the predicate form 前途(ぜんと)は洋洋(ようよう)としている. A formal, somewhat literary expression common in speeches for graduates or new employees.

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Added 2026.9.11 13:35 · Revised 2026.9.11 13:43
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