1.
to liven up; to enliven; to boost
to make an event, atmosphere, or mood more exciting and energetic
パーティーを盛り上げよう!
Let's liven up the party!
DJが会場を盛り上げた。
The DJ got the venue pumped up.
彼は場を盛り上げるのが上手い。
He's good at livening up the atmosphere.
みんなで協力してイベントを盛り上げた。
Everyone worked together to make the event a success.
2.
to pile up; to heap up
to physically pile something higher
ご飯を山盛りに盛り上げた。
I heaped the rice into a mound.
土を盛り上げて花壇を作った。
I piled up soil to make a flower bed.
盛り上げる is a compound verb combining 盛る (to heap, serve) + 上げる (to raise).
VERB TYPE:
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Transitive
- Intransitive pair: 盛り上がる (to get excited, be in full swing)
SENSE 1 VS SENSE 2:
- Sense 1 (more common): To make something exciting, energetic - used with events, atmosphere
- Sense 2: Physical piling up of objects
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 場を盛り上げる (to liven up the atmosphere)
- パーティーを盛り上げる (to liven up a party)
- 雰囲気を盛り上げる (to create an exciting atmosphere)
- イベントを盛り上げる (to make an event exciting)
INTRANSITIVE PAIR:
- 盛り上がる: The party/atmosphere itself becomes excited
- 盛り上げる: Someone actively makes it exciting
RELATED TERMS:
- 盛り上がる (intransitive: to get excited)
- 活気づける (to invigorate)
- 高める (to heighten)
REGISTER: Neutral. Very common in casual conversation.