盛
盛·prosper, heap up
- On-yomi
- セイジョウ
- Kun-yomi
- も(る)さか(ん)さか(る)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盛ん | さかん | thriving, popular, vigorous |
| 盛る | もる | to heap up, serve (food) |
| 盛大 | せいだい | grand, on a large scale |
| 繁盛 | はんじょう | prosperity (of a business) |
Example sentences
この町ではお祭りが盛んだ。
このまちではおまつりがさかんだ。
Festivals are big in this town.
ご飯を茶碗に盛ってください。
ごはんをちゃわんにもってください。
Please serve the rice into the bowl.
卒業式は盛大に行われた。
そつぎょうしきはせいだいにおこなわれた。
The graduation ceremony was held on a grand scale.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 繁盛 as はんせい — it is はんじょう
- Treating 盛ん as a noun; it is a na-adjective (盛んな町, 盛んに行われる)
Memory aid
Picture it
A dish (皿) piled until it is complete (成) — food heaped high, and by extension a thriving scene.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 盛大せいだいgrand; on a large scale; splendid; lavish
- 盛り上がるもりあがるto swell up; to rise (of ground, muscle); to get excited; to liven up; (of mood, momentum) to build
- 目盛めもりscale; graduations (on an instrument)
- 繁盛はんじょうprosperity (of a business); thriving trade
- 盛装せいそうdressing up; full dress; finery
- 全盛ぜんせいheight of prosperity; peak; heyday
- 盛んさかんpopular, thriving
- 盛りさかりpeak, height, prime (read さかり); a helping, serving (read もり)
- 盛るもるto serve (food), to heap
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