Meaning

Primary

To Heap Up

Alternative

To Serve Food

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means heaps, so the verb vocab version is to heap up. It can also mean to serve food, as in you're heaping on food onto someone's plate.

Reading

もる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Please keep heaping up the food. I want more (もる), more, more.

Context

Context Sentences

ここに赤土を盛ってください。

Please heap up red soil here.

お皿に盛られた豪華な食べ物に舌つづみを打ちました。

I smacked my lips at the luxurious food served on my plate.

日本人の中には、不幸や悪霊を追い払うために玄関先に塩を盛る人がいます。

Some Japanese people heap up salt on their doorsteps to drive away misfortune and evil spirits.

Kanji Composition