prosper · heap

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 盛 has 11 strokes and concerns serving or heaping things up, as well as prosperity.
• Basic usage: 盛る is read もる, and 繁盛 is read はんじょう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Serving, heaping, and brisk business
  • ご飯を茶碗に盛る means to serve rice in a bowl.
  • 土を高く盛って refers to heaping soil up high.
  • The 盛 in 繁盛 is read じょう.
  • パン屋は朝から繁盛している means the bakery has been doing brisk business since morning.