Word Meaning

もり mori

盛 is read as もり (mori) and means chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce.

Meaning

English

  1. chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
  2. serving (of food)
  3. helping

Reading

Kana

もり

Romaji

mori

Writing Variants

  • 盛り もり mori

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Synonyms 最盛期,盛期,全盛期 Antonyms Rank 82002 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

盛ん

さかん

popular

盛大

せいだい

forceful

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)

盛り土

もりど

embankment (for road, railway, etc.)

盛衰

せいすい

rise and fall

盛り込む

もりこむ

to fill (a vessel) with

盛況

せいきょう

success

盛り場

さかりば

busy place

Example Sentences

10

まちはまつりでおおいにもりあがった。

The town got very lively because of the festival.

けいきがすこしずつもりかえしてきた。

The economy has started to recover little by little.

かれはごはんをおおもりにした。

He chose a large serving of rice.

はははさらにりょうりをきれいにもった。

My mother neatly plated the food on the dish.

そのみせはひるになるときゃくでもる。

That shop gets crowded with customers around noon.

すなをにわのすみにたかくもった。

They piled the sand high in the corner of the yard.

わかいいぬがさかっておちつかない。

The young dog is in heat and restless.

いまがいちねんでもっともはなのさかりだ。

Now is the peak of the flower season for the year.

ちほうのさんぎょうもしだいにさかんになった。

Industry in the region gradually became prosperous.

He is now in the prime of manhood.