盛り
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); (in) season; full bloom; full swing (of a party, etc.) (ざかり when used as a suffix)
2. prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; bloom
Noun
3. (being in) heat; rut
Kanji used
Pitch accent
さかり
さかり
Used in vocabulary
花盛り
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
Noun
Examples12
彼 は 今 男 盛り だ。
He is now in the prime of manhood.
桜 の 花 は4月 が 盛り だ。
The cherry blossoms are at their best in April.
どんな 人 でも 盛り の 時 は ある。
Every dog has his day.
彼女 は 今 が 若い 盛り だ。
She is in the bloom of youth.
息子 たち は 若い 盛り だ。
My sons are in the heyday of youth.
花 は もう 盛り を すぎている。
The flowers are already out of bloom.