JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 盛: "boom, prosper, copulate"
The kanji 盛 means "boom, prosper, copulate". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read セイ, ジョウ in on'yomi and も.る, さか.る, さか.ん in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セイジョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
も.るさか.るさか.ん
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | boom, prosper, copulate |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 712 of 2,501 |
Common words with 盛
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 盛り上がるto swell; to rise; to bulge; to be piled up · to rouse; to get excited
- 盛大grand; magnificent; lavish; large scale · forceful; powerful; vigorous
- 盛るto serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to dish up; to fill (a bowl) with · to pile up; to heap up; to fill up; to stack up
- 盛んprosperous; flourishing; thriving; successful · popular; widespread
- 盛り上げるto pile up; to heap up · to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
- 盛り上がりclimax; uprush · bulge
- 燃え盛るto blaze; to burn brightly
- 繁盛prosperity; flourishing; thriving
- 山盛りheap; pile; stack; full measure
- 旺盛lively; vigorous; energetic; healthy · full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
- 盛りserving (of food); helping · chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
- 大盛りlarge serving; large portion
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