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もり
noun
serving, helping (of food)
1. serving, helping, portion
The amount of food placed on a dish or in a bowl. Also refers to the way food is arranged and presented on a plate.
(おお)()りにしてください。
Please make it a large serving.
この(みせ)()りがいい。
This restaurant gives generous portions.
サラダの()りが(うつく)しくて、()べるのがもったいないくらいだった。
The salad was so beautifully arranged that it almost seemed a waste to eat it.

USAGE:
The nominal form of the verb ()る (to heap, to serve). Very commonly used in compound forms: (おお)()り (large serving), 普通(ふつう)()り (regular serving), (とく)()り (extra-large serving). At restaurants, ()りがいい means the portions are generous. Also used for the visual presentation of food (()()け = plating).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • (おお)()り: large serving
  • (とく)()り: extra-large serving
  • ()りがいい: generous portions
  • ()()け: food plating/arrangement
  • ()()わせ: assorted platter