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On-Yomi: セイ、ジョウ — Kun-Yomi: も.る、さか.る、さか.ん

Koohii stories:

1) [greenapple] 28-4-2006(301): Japan's economic boom turned their empty plates into full ones.

2) [PepeSeco] 16-1-2006(65): The boom of satellite TV has made antennas turn into dishes.

3) [astridtops] 4-10-2006(30): The Chinese kitchen is famous for knowing how to turn anything slightly edible into a good dish. That's one of the reasons why their cuisine boomed all over the world.

4) [cangy] 16-3-2008(24): Yoshinoya is enjoying a popularity boom because of the promotion where all their dishes are turned into 大 盛り sized dishes at no extra charge. [おおもり, "a large serving"].

5) [nakome] 14-6-2008(20): The Japanese have a phrase, マイブーム (my boom), which refers to something that a person is currently obsessed with or fascinated by. This kanji depicts the boom as a certain dish that has just turned into a national trend.

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