noun
embankment; fill; raising the ground level
Refers to earth or soil used to raise the ground level, especially for roads, railways, or construction. Can mean both the raised earth structure and the act of filling.
線路の下には盛り土がしっかりと固められている。
The embankment under the railway tracks is firmly compacted.
この道路は盛り土の上に造られた。
This road was built on an embankment.
Abbreviated kanji spelling without okurigana; also common in technical contexts.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling occasionally seen; not a standard form.
Compound of 盛り (mori, 'piling up', the continuative form of 盛る moru) + 土 (do, 'earth, soil'). The reading もりつち is a less common variant using the kun'yomi for 土.