盛もり上あがる

も

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あ

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る

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

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.

2

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.

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.

Kanji

盛boom, prosper, copulate
上above, up

Similar words

盛もり上あげる
Transitive counterpart: 'to heap up' or 'to liven up' something. 盛り上がる is intransitive (something rises/gets excited), while 盛り上げる is transitive (someone raises/livens something).
膨ふくらむ
Also means 'to swell', but focuses more on expansion in volume (like a balloon or a bud). 盛り上がる emphasizes a raised shape or heaping up.

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.