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盛る

もる

N2to serve · to heap up

Examples

炊きたてのご飯を茶碗に盛る。

庭の隅に土を高く盛って山を作った。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 盛る is read as もる and can mean “to serve” or “to heap up”, depending on context.
  • Basic usage: The examples show serving rice in a bowl and heaping soil into a mound.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Distinguishing senses and uses
    • It means serving food attractively in a vessel or piling material into a mound, adding a sense of shaped placement beyond 入れる.

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