盛り上がる (moriagaru) Japanese meaning: swell | Kotomora

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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.

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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

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.

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