エイ, ヨウ, さか.える, は.え, ば.え, は.える, え, さかえ, しげ, てる, なが, ひで, よし

flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor

JLPT2 G4 S9 F920

?# is fire (doubled) + cover (→ fire ring) → campfire burning within a fire ring. To ?(curve about), adds tree/wood → blossoming flowers that curve about a tree → *blossom*; *thrive*; *flourish*; *be attractive*; *be conspicuous*; *be brilliant* → *prosper*; *boom*; *shine*; *glory*.

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