盛もり上あがる

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盛り上がる · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	盛もり上あがる	盛もり上あがらない
Polite	盛もり上あがります	盛もり上あがりません
Past polite	盛もり上あがりました	盛もり上あがりませんでした
Past	盛もり上あがった	盛もり上あがらなかった
Te-form	盛もり上あがって	盛もり上あがらないで
Desire	盛もり上あがりたい	盛もり上あがりたくない
Potential	盛もり上あがれる	盛もり上あがれない
Passive	盛もり上あがられる	盛もり上あがられない
Causative	盛もり上あがらせる	盛もり上あがらせない
Causative passive	盛もり上あがらせられるalso 盛もり上あがらされる	盛もり上あがらせられないalso 盛もり上あがらされない
Volitional	盛もり上あがろう
Polite volitional	盛もり上あがりましょう
Imperative	盛もり上あがれ	盛もり上あがるな
Conditional	盛もり上あがれば	盛もり上あがらなければ
Tara conditional	盛もり上あがったら	盛もり上あがらなかったら

Pairs with盛り上げる

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

swell; rise; bulge; heap up

Describes physical swelling, rising, or heaping up of a surface, substance, or crowd. Often used for dough, ground, muscles, or a pile of things.

パン生き地じがふっくらと盛もり上あがった。
The bread dough rose up fluffy.
地じ震しんで地じ面めんが盛もり上あがった。
The ground swelled up due to the earthquake.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

get excited; become lively; heat up

Used for a crowd, party, event, or atmosphere becoming excited, enthusiastic, or lively. Often implies a shared emotional high.

ライブ会かい場じょうはすごく盛もり上あがった。
The live venue got really excited.
飲のみ会かいが盛もり上あがって、終しゅう電でんを逃のがした。
The drinking party got lively and I missed the last train.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉で盛もり上あがるto get lively/excited over something
昨さく夜やのパーティーはみんなの好すきな音おん楽がくの話はなしで盛もり上あがった。
Last night's party got really lively talking about everyone's favorite music.
筋きん肉にくが盛もり上あがるfor muscles to bulge
彼かれが力ちからを入いれると、腕うでの筋きん肉にくが盛もり上あがった。
When he flexed, the muscles in his arm bulged.
〈場ば所しょ〉が盛もり上あがるfor a venue or place to become excited/lively
花はな火びが始はじまると、会かい場じょうは一いっ気きに盛もり上あがった。
Once the fireworks started, the venue instantly burst into excitement.
〈人ひと〉と盛もり上あがるto have a lively, excited time with someone
久ひさしぶりに会あった友とも達だちと盛もり上あがった。
I had a great, lively time catching up with a friend I hadn't seen in ages.

Kanji

盛boom, prosper, copulate
上above, up

Transitive / intransitive

盛もり上あげるN1
盛り上がる is intransitive for something rising or getting excited on its own, while 盛り上げる is the transitive verb meaning to raise or liven something up.

Related words

膨ふくらむN2sense 1
膨らむ focuses on expanding in volume like a balloon or bud, while 盛り上がる emphasizes a raised, heaped-up shape.
賑にぎわうN1sense 2
賑わう describes a place being bustling with people, while 盛り上がる describes the emotional excitement or energy of a crowd or event.
沸わくN4sense 2
沸く suggests a sudden burst of excitement or uproar, while 盛り上がる describes a more gradual building-up of enthusiasm or energy.
花はなが咲さくN1
盛り上がる is a general verb for a mood, party, or conversation getting exciting, while 花が咲く specifically evokes talk blooming like flowers, often about reminiscing or gossip.
弾はずむN1
盛り上がる describes a crowd or event becoming excited and swelling in energy, while 弾む is lighter and often used for a person's mood or a conversation.

Opposites

盛もり下さがる sense 2
盛り上がる describes excitement building up, while 盛り下がる describes the mood or enthusiasm suddenly deflating.

Don't confuse with

盛もりだくさん
盛り上がる means 'to become lively or excited' and shares the kanji 盛り with 盛りだくさん, but the two words have unrelated meanings.
盛もり込こむ
盛り上がる shares the kanji 盛 with 盛り込む but means 'to become lively or excited' (or to swell up), not 'to incorporate something into something else'.

Word family

盛もり上あがり
climax; peak; uprush · bulge; swelling; protrusion

Built from

盛もる+上あがる

Written forms

盛もり上あがるUsage86%
Standard kanji spelling with high frequency and priority.
盛もりあがるUsage8%
Variant with okurigana あ instead of 上; less common but still encountered.
もりあがるUsage4%
盛もり上あがるUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not standard.
盛もり上あがるUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not standard.

Etymology

Compound of 盛り (mori, 'heaping', from 盛る moru 'to heap up') + 上がる (agaru, 'to rise'). The figurative sense of excitement developed from the image of a crowd's energy swelling or rising.