JLPT N3 · Noun

盛り (sakari)

盛り (さかり, sakari) is a Japanese noun meaning “height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: さかり
Romaji: sakari
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); (in) season; full bloom; full swing (of a party, etc.) · noun, suffix noun · ざかり when used as a suffix
prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; bloom · noun, suffix noun
(being in) heat; rut · noun

Example sentences

桜の花は４月が盛りだ。

The cherry blossoms are at their best in April.

Tatoeba #169581

彼は今男盛りだ。

He is now in the prime of manhood.

Tatoeba #107122

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 盛り

boom, prosper, copulateセイ・ジョウ・も.る・さか.る · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 盛り.

盛んさかんprosperous盛るもるto serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.)盛大せいだいgrand全盛ぜんせいheight of prosperity目盛めもりgraduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.)繁盛はんじょうprosperity盛り上がるもりあがるto swell盛装せいそうdressing up in fine clothes

Source: JMdict entry 1379640 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.