1.
heaped, piled high, overflowing
A large amount of something piled up like a mountain, typically food on a plate.
ごはんを山盛りにした。
I piled the rice high.
山盛りの野菜サラダを食べた。
I ate a salad with a heaping pile of vegetables.
皿に唐揚げが山盛りに盛られていた。
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 (山盛りのごはん) or adverbially (山盛りに盛る).
FORMATION:
山 (mountain) + 盛り (serving, piling).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 山盛りに盛る: to pile high, to heap
- 山盛りの + noun: a heaping serving of ~
- 山盛りになっている: to be piled high
REGISTER:
Casual and vivid. Commonly used in everyday conversation about food. Can also be used figuratively: 仕事が山盛り (piled up with work).