盛り上がり・盛りあがり|もりあがりmoriagari[0]heiban (flat)

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Which spelling to use
盛り上がり盛り上がり is the more common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; use it as your default when writing this word.
盛りあがり盛りあがり is a less common written variant. You may encounter it, but learners should generally choose 盛り上がり instead.
Definitions
  1. nounclimax; uprush
  2. nounbulge
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym膨らみふくらみNeutralNeutral word for a part that swells up, as in 「胸の膨らみ」; it stresses a rounded, puffed-out shape.
  • Synonym隆起りゅうきWrittenWritten-style word for a surface such as the ground, skin or tissue rising up, typically crustal uplift; it never describes lively excitement.
  • Related突出とっしゅつWrittenWritten-style word for jutting out or standing out more than others, as in 「突出した才能」; it has no sense of rising excitement.
  • Related突起とっきWrittenWritten-style word for a part that projects locally, on objects or living things alike, as in 「突起物」; it covers only the physical sense of 「盛り上がり」.
  • RelatedこぶNeutralNeutral word for a lump or swelling, focusing on bumps on the body, as in 「たんこぶ」.
  • Related出っ張りでっぱりCasualColloquial word for a part of an object that sticks out; unlike 「盛り上がり」, it never refers to a lively, excited atmosphere.
  • Related出張りでばりWrittenA part of a building or the terrain that projects forward; rare, and in daily speech 「出っ張り」 is used instead.
  • Related突出物とっしゅつぶつWrittenExplanatory term for something that protrudes from or swells on a surface; it names the object itself and is never used for atmosphere.
  • Antonym沈滞ちんたいWrittenWritten-style antonym for dull stagnation and lack of vitality, the opposite of a lively, heated 「盛り上がり」.
  • Antonym落ち込みおちこみNeutralAntonym: a fall or decline, also a dip in spirits; the opposite of the rising excitement of 「盛り上がり」.

Use 「盛り上がり」 for a heated, excited atmosphere or an event at its peak, as in 「試合の盛り上がり」; it also refers to a part of an object swelling up. For something sticking out say 「出っ張り」 or 「突起」, for a rounded bulge 「膨らみ」; 「落ち込み」 and 「沈滞」 are the opposites.

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Japanese definitions
  1. もりあがること。また、そのような部分ぶぶん。
  2. 気分きぶん、勢いきおいが高揚こうようすること。
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