noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
Used as a noun, suffix, or counter for servings of food. Often attached to numbers or food names.
ご飯のお代わりをもう一盛りください。
Please give me another serving of rice.
大盛りで注文した。
I ordered a large portion.
noun
chilled soba served on a dish with dipping sauce
Abbreviation of 盛り蕎麦. Refers to soba noodles served cold on a flat basket or dish, with a separate dipping sauce.
See also: 盛り蕎麦
暑い日は盛りが食べたくなる。
On a hot day, I feel like eating chilled soba served on a dish.
The full term for chilled soba served on a dish; 盛り is the abbreviated form.
Soba served in hot broth, contrasting with 盛り which is served cold with a separate dipping sauce.
Derived from the verb 盛る (to heap up, to serve food). The noun form 盛り refers to a heaped serving, and by extension a portion of food.