Word Meaning 飯盛り

めしもり meshimori

飯盛り is read as めしもり (meshimori) and means (Edo-period inn) maidservant.

Meaning

English

(Edo-period inn) maidservant

Reading

Kana

めしもり

Romaji

meshimori

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 106630 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

飯盛女

めしもりおんな

maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)

飯盛石

いいもりせき

iimoriite-(Y)

飯を盛る

めしをもる

to serve rice in a bowl

飯綱使い

いづなつかい

keeper of an izuna (fox-like spirit)

盛り

さかり

(being in) heat

目盛り

めもり

gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.)

大盛り

おおもり

large serving

盛り上がり

もりあがり

bulge

働き盛り

はたらきざかり

prime of one's working life

花盛り

はなざかり

booming or peaking (in popularity)

真っ盛り

まっさかり

height of

切り盛り

きりもり

cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)