盛
盛 — Boom
boom, prosper, copulate
On’yomiセイ (sei)
On’yomiジョウ (jou)
Kun’yomiもる (moru)
Kun’yomiさかる (sakaru)
Kun’yomiさかん (sakan)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 盛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盛り込む | もりこむ morikomu | to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with |
| 盛ん | さかん sakan | prosperous; flourishing; thriving |
| 盛り | さかり sakari | height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); (in) season |
| 全盛 | ぜんせい zensei | height of prosperity |
| 最盛期 | さいせいき saiseiki | golden age; prime; heyday |
| 盛況 | せいきょう seikyou | success; boom; being well-attended (of an event) |
Study notes
盛 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #712 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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