山盛(やまも)り

やまもり
noun, adverb
heaped, piled high
quantity
1. heaped, piled high, overflowing
A large amount of something piled up like a mountain, typically food on a plate.
ごはんを山盛(やまも)りにした。
I piled the rice high.
山盛(やまも)りの野菜(やさい)サラダを食(た)べた。
I ate a salad with a heaping pile of vegetables.
皿(さら)に唐揚(からあ)げが山盛(やまも)りに盛(も)られていた。
The plate was piled high with fried chicken.

Literally "piled like a mountain." Describes food or other items heaped generously on a plate or surface. Can function as a noun (山盛(やまも)りのごはん) or adverbially (山盛(やまも)りに盛(も)る).

Etymology

山(やま) (mountain) + 盛(も)り (serving, piling).

Common patterns

  • 山盛(やまも)りに盛(も)る: to pile high, to heap
  • 山盛(やまも)りの + noun: a heaping serving of ~
  • 山盛(やまも)りになっている: to be piled high

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Casual and vivid. Commonly used in everyday conversation about food. For a backlog of work or problems, the usual word is 山積(やまづ)み.

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Added 2026.2.5 20:49 · Revised 2026.10.7 10:15
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