盛り
さかり
peak, height, prime (read さかり); a helping, serving (read もり)
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Examples
桜は今が盛りです。
さくらはいまがさかりです。
The cherry blossoms are at their peak right now.
彼は今、男盛りだ。
かれはいま、おとこざかりだ。
He is now in the prime of manhood.
夏の盛りは外に出たくない。
なつのさかりはそとにでたくない。
At the height of summer I don't want to go outside.
Common patterns
- 今が盛り
- to be at its peak now
- 働き盛り
- the prime working years
- 花の盛り
- the height of the blossom season
Memory tip
Watch the two readings of one spelling: さかり is the peak or prime of something (花の盛り, 働き盛り), while もり is a helping of food (大盛り = a large portion). The list gloss "helping" belongs to もり, not to さかり.
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