The kanji 隆 primarily conveys the idea of "prosperous," "thriving," "high," or "eminent." It suggests a state of growth, flourishing, and being held in high regard. It can also refer to something that is elevated or raised up.

・On-yomi (音読み): リュウ (ryuu) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None commonly used as a stand-alone reading.

⚫︎ 隆盛（りゅうせい） Translation: Prosperity; flourishing; thriving. ⚫︎ 隆起（りゅうき） Translation: Uplift; upheaval; elevation (e.g., of land). ⚫︎ ご隆盛（ごりゅうせい） Translation: Your prosperity (a polite expression)

The kanji 隆 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字; keisei moji). It combines two components: ⚫︎The left side is 阝 (こざとへん; kozatohen), a variant of 阜, which is a radical often associated with "mound" or "hill." ⚫︎The right side is 生 (せい; sei), meaning "life" or "birth," which also provides the phonetic element (the sound). Therefore, the kanji originally depicts a "mound" or "hill" that is "growing" or "prospering," reflecting the meaning of being high or elevated, and later expanding to mean thriving.