What does kanji 盛 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 盛 is boom.

How is kanji 盛 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 盛 are も.る, さか.る, さか.ん; the onyomi readings are セイ, ジョウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 盛?

Kanji 盛 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 盛?

The main radical for kanji 盛 is 皿.

What words use kanji 盛?

Example words that use kanji 盛 include 盛り, 盛る, 盛大, 盛りあげる.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 5

盛

Meaning

Kanji 盛

boom

boom, prosper, copulate

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: も.るさか.るさか.ん
Onyomi 音読み: セイジョウ
Nanori 名乗り: もり

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #712
Strokes: 11
Radical: 皿
Components: ノ • 戈 • 皿
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: 戚 • 晟 • 城 • 誠 • 茂 • 戊 • 成

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 173 entries that include this kanji.

盛り

さかり

(being in) heat

盛る

もる

to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

盛大

せいだい

forceful

盛りあげる

もりあげる

to pile up

盛りあがる

もりあがる

to rouse

盛土

もりつち

embankment (for road, railway, etc.)

盛衰

せいすい

rise and fall

盛込む

もりこむ

to fill (a vessel) with

盛況

せいきょう

success

盛りあがり

もりあがり

bulge

盛り場

さかりば

busy place

盛期

せいき

prosperous period

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

街は祭りで大いに盛り上がった。

The town got very lively because of the festival.

景気が少しずつ盛り返してきた。

The economy has started to recover little by little.

彼はご飯を大盛にした。

He chose a large serving of rice.

母は皿に料理をきれいに盛った。

My mother neatly plated the food on the dish.

その店は昼になると客で盛る。

That shop gets crowded with customers around noon.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

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