Japanese

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) さかり [sàkárí] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• (Tokyo) さかり​ [sàkáríꜜ] (Odaka - [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ka̠ɾi]

Noun

盛り ‎(hiragana さかり, romaji sakari)

1. the height, peak, prime
   • 盛りをすぎる
     さかりをすぎる
     sakari o sugiru
     to be past one's prime
     
     
   • 人生の盛り
     じんせいのさかり
     jinsei no sakari
     the prime of life
     
     
2. (animals) heat
   • 盛りがつく
     さかりがつく
     sakari ga tsuku
     to be in heat

Etymology 2

The 連用形 ‎(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 盛る ‎(moru).^[1]

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) もり [mòrí] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [mo̞ɾi]

Noun

盛り ‎(hiragana もり, romaji mori)

1. helping, serving
2. heaping, piling

Derived terms

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3