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“serve” in Japanese

Japanese

Also仕える (tsukaeru) · 酌む (kumu) · サーブ (sābu)

Pronunciation

Romajimoru

Example

皿に料理を盛ります。sara ni ryō ri o mo ri ma su

I serve the food on a plate.

Illustration for 盛る (serve)

How to say “serve” in Japanese

“Serve” in Japanese is 盛る (moru).

Expresses the act of building up an amount and presenting it in a contained, arranged form, especially when placing food on a dish.

Full entry for 盛る: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 盛る

大皿から各自の器に盛ります。ō zara ka ra kaku ji no utsuwa ni mo ri ma su

I serve food from a large dish into each person's bowl.

Tips for using 盛る

  • In conversation, 話を盛る (hanashi o moru) describes embellishing a story, so the verb also applies when words are piled up beyond the plain facts.

Other Japanese words for “serve”

彼は王に仕えています。kare wa ō ni tsuka e te i ma su

He serves the king.

母が祖父に酒を酌みます。haha ga so fu ni sake o ku mi ma su

My mother serves sake to my grandfather.

毎日サーブを練習します。mai nichi sā bu o ren shū shi ma su

I practice my serve every day.

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