Vocab Info

N2 う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

盛(さか)るto prosper, to flourish, to copulate (animals)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to become vigorous, to gain force, to become more active

      2. 2.

        to prosper, to thrive, to flourish

        Dated term

      3. 3.

        to be in heat, to be in rut, to copulate

    All Forms

    盛る 【さかる】

    Details

      • さ

      • か

      • る

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    Examples

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      商売(しょうばい)が盛(さか)っているので生活(せいかつ)は安泰(あんたい)だ。

      Since business is thriving, our livelihood is secure.

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      ペットの猫(ねこ)が盛(さか)る前(まえ)に避妊(ひにん)手術(しゅじゅつ)をしよう。

      Let's neuter our pet cat before it starts to be in rut.

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      焚(た)き火(び)に空気(くうき)を送(おく)り込(こ)んだ。すると、火(ひ)が盛(さか)った。

      I fanned the bonfire. Then, the fire became vigorous.

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      消防(しょうぼう)士(し)：「火(ひ)が燃(も)え盛(さか)っている建物(たてもの)には決(けっ)して近(ちか)づいてはならぬ。」

      Firefighter: 'You must never approach a building that is actively burning.'

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      近所(きんじょ)の猫(ねこ)が盛(さか)っているなと思(おも)っていたら、既(すで)に子猫(こねこ)が何(なん)匹(びき)も生(う)まれていた。

      I thought the neighborhood cat was in heat, but it had already given birth to several kittens.

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