Japanese word

盛る

Pronunciation

Romajimoru

Meaning

  • verbserve

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 料理を盛るryō ri o mo ru

    serve food

  • ご飯を盛るgo han o mo ru

    serve rice

  • 器に盛るutsuwa ni mo ru

    serve in a bowl

Similar words

よそうyosō: To serve food into an individual bowl or plate.
盛り付けるmoritsukeru: To place food in a dish with attention to its arrangement.

Definition in Japanese

料理や食べ物を皿などに適量整えて載せる。ryō ri ya ta be mono o sara na do ni teki ryō totono e te no se ru

Word origin

盛る (moru) is a native Japanese verb whose basic sense is to heap something up; its use for serving food comes from arranging a portion in a bowl or on a plate.

Usage tips

  • 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 meanings

  • exaggerateverb
  • pile upverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 盛り付けmoritsukeplatingnoun

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