Japanese

もる
Meaning: to serve (food); to heap up; to exaggerate
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 盛る 盛らない
Polite 盛ります 盛りません
Past 盛った 盛らなかった
Polite + Past 盛りました 盛りませんでした
Te-form 盛って 盛らなくて
Potential 盛れる 盛れない
Passive 盛られる 盛られない
Causative 盛らせる 盛らせない
Causative + Passive 盛らされる 盛らされない
Imperative 盛れ 盛るな

Handwriting

盛
る

Example sentences

Serve rice into a bowl.
彼は話を盛る癖がある。
He has a habit of exaggerating stories.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for putting food into a bowl or container. It can also mean to exaggerate a story or to prescribe/give medicine or poison.

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