盛り

Reading

Kana: さかり

Romaji: sakari

Definitions

noun

suf

1

peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); height (e.g. of summer)

Note: ざかり when used as a suffix

2

prime (of one's life); one's best days

3

rutting; being in heat

Kanji

盛

Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 も.る、 さか.る、 さか.ん

Meanings: boom, prosper, copulate

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は働(はたら)き盛(ざか)りだ。

➥He is in the prime of life.

彼女(かのじょ)は今(こん)女盛(おんなざか)りだ。

➥She is now in the prime of womanhood.

彼女(かのじょ)は今(いま)が若(わか)い盛(も)りだ。

➥She is in the bloom of youth.

彼(かれ)は今男盛(いまおざか)りだ。

➥He is now in the prime of manhood.

桜花(おうか)が盛(も)りであった。

➥The cherry blossoms were at their best.

スイカは今(いま)が出盛(でさか)りだ。

➥Watermelons are in season now.