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盛

boom
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingセイ、ジョウ
Kun readingも.る、さか.る、さか.ん
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. boomRtK
  2. copulate
  3. prosper
  1. to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.)
  2. to dish out
  3. to dish up
  4. to fill (a bowl) with
  5. to pile up

Popular Usage

盛ん盛り

Radicals and components

Radical皿dish
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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turn into · dish (皿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1567

Compound words

盛んさかん
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; successful; popular
盛りさかり
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); (in) season; full bloom; full swing (of a party, etc.)
盛り込むもりこむ
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
盛り上がるもりあがる
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to be piled up; to rouse
旺盛おうせい
lively; vigorous; energetic; healthy; avid (e.g. desire)
盛るもる
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to dish up; to fill (a bowl) with; to pile up
盛況せいきょう
success; prosperity; boom
盛衰せいすい
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
盛大せいだい
grand; magnificent; lavish; large scale; prosperous
全盛ぜんせい
height of prosperity
繁盛はんじょう
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
隆盛りゅうせい
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
花盛りはなざかり
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
最盛期さいせいき
golden age; prime; heyday; height of prosperity; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.)
大盛りおおもり
large serving; large portion
目盛りめもり
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
働き盛りはたらきざかり
prime of one's working life
意気盛んいきさかん
in high spirits
盛り付けもりつけ
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
盛り上がりもりあがり
climax; uprush; bulge
盛り上げるもりあげる
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
椀盛わんもり
food cooked by boiling or stewing
殷盛いんせい
prosperity
熾盛しじょう
vigor (like leaping flames)

Kun Reading Examples

彼は今男盛りだ。さかり
He is now in the prime of manhood.tatoeba
彼はいまを盛りにと言う時に倒れた。さかり
He was cut down in his prime.tatoeba
多くの運動選手は青年時代に盛りを極める。さかり
Most athletes are at their best during their early manhood.tatoeba
息子たちは若い盛りだ。さかり
My sons are in the heyday of youth.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は働き盛りだ。
He is in the prime of life.tatoeba
彼は知識欲が旺盛である。
He is in a rage to know.tatoeba
彼は全盛期には典型的な人気スポーツ選手だった。
He was an example of a popular athlete in his days.tatoeba
彼は盛んにしている。
He is still fully active.tatoeba
関東で特に盛んである。
It is particularly active in Kanto.wiki
流勢は必ずしも盛んではない。
They are not so influential.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 盛

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