盛もり花ばな

noun

flower arrangement in a built-up style

An ikebana term for a style where flowers are arranged in a raised, three-dimensional manner, often in a shallow container.

• 生いけ花ばなの教きょう室しつで盛もり花ばなを習ならった。

  I learned the moribana style of flower arrangement in my ikebana class.

noun

salt pile for good luck; placing salt by the entrance

Only with reading もりばな

A custom, often at restaurants or shops, of placing a small cone of salt near the entrance to bring prosperity; related to 盛り塩.

See also: 盛り塩

• 料りょう亭ていの入いり口ぐちに盛もり花ばなが置おいてあった。

  There was a small pile of salt placed by the entrance of the traditional restaurant.

noun

seasonal peak of flowers

Only with reading せいか

Rare reading せいか for the time when flowers are at their best; not commonly used in modern Japanese.

• 「盛せい花か」を「せいか」と読よむと、花はなの盛さかりの時じ期きを指さすことがある。

  When read as せいか, 盛花 can refer to the peak blooming season of flowers.