Word Meaning 盛る

もる moru

盛る is read as もる (moru) and means to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement).

Meaning

English

to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to exaggerate
to apply heavy makeup
to mark out (e.g. scale)
to graduate (e.g. thermometer)
to administer (medicine, poison)
to dose out
to prescribe

Reading

Kana

もる

Romaji

moru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 5168 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

盛り上げる

もりあげる

to pile up

盛り上がる

もりあがる

to rouse

盛り付ける

もりつける

to dish up

盛り立てる

もりたてる

to revive (e.g. a company)

盛り合わせる

もりあわせる

to heap with

盛ん

さかん

popular

盛大

せいだい

forceful

盛り

さかり

(being in) heat

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

盛り上がり

もりあがり

bulge

Example Sentences

その店は昼になると客で盛る。

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.

お刺身を盛るお皿は、どれにする？

Which plate should I serve sashimi on?

その消防夫は勇敢にも燃え盛る家から赤ん坊を救った。

The brave fireman rescued a boy from the burning house.