栄枯盛衰（えいこせいすい）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: rise and fall
Example sentences
- 歴史は栄枯盛衰の連続だ。 — History is a continuous cycle of rise and fall.
- 会社にも栄枯盛衰がある。 — Companies too go through cycles of prosperity and decline.
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