盛(も)る

もる
godan verb
to serve (food), to heap up
1. to serve, to dish up
To put food onto a plate or into a bowl for serving.
ご飯(はん)を盛(も)る。
To serve rice.
ご飯(はん)を茶碗(ちゃわん)に盛(も)る。
I serve rice into a bowl.
サラダを皿(さら)にきれいに盛(も)り付(つ)けた。
I arranged the salad nicely on a plate.
2. to heap up, to pile
To stack or pile things up.
砂(すな)を盛(も)る。
To heap up sand.
土(つち)を盛(も)って山(やま)を作(つく)った。
We piled up soil to make a mound.
皿(さら)に野菜(やさい)を山盛(やまも)りに盛(も)った。
I heaped vegetables high on the plate.
3. to add poison
To secretly put poison into food or drink.
毒(どく)を盛(も)る。
To poison (someone).
犯人(はんにん)は飲(の)み物(もの)に毒(どく)を盛(も)った。
The criminal put poison in the drink.
昔(むかし)は王様(おうさま)に毒(どく)を盛(も)る暗殺(あんさつ)がよくあった。
In the old days, there were often assassinations by poisoning the king.

盛(も)る means to heap up or serve food into a container.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を particle: ご飯(はん)を盛(も)る

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • ご飯(はん)を盛(も)る: to serve rice
  • 盛(も)り付(つ)け: presentation, arrangement (of food)
  • 大盛(おおも)り: large serving
  • 山盛(やまも)り: heaping portion
  • てんこ盛(も)り: piled high

CAUTION:
毒(どく)を盛(も)る means 'to poison (someone)' - putting poison in food/drink.

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Added 2026.1.13 9:40 · Revised 2026.2.5 20:49
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