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満

full
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingマン、バン
Kun readingみ.ちる、み.つ、み.たす
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. fullRtK
  2. fullness
  3. enough
  4. satisfy
  1. to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.)
  2. to meet (e.g. demands)
  3. to fulfill
  4. to gratify
  5. to fill (e.g. a cup)

Popular Usage

円満

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · flowers (艹) · both · street (行) · nail · spike · belt · shovel

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1253

Compound words

満たすみたす
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to gratify; to fill (e.g. a cup)
満ちるみちる
to fill; to become full (of); to be filled (with); to brim (with); to wax (of the moon)
満足するまんぞくする
to satisfy
円満えんまん
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth
干満かんまん
ebb and flow
充満じゅうまん
being filled with; being full of; permeation
肥満ひまん
corpulence; fatness; obesity
不満ふまん
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
豊満ほうまん
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
満員まんいん
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people)
満悦まんえつ
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
満開まんかい
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
満喫まんきつ
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
満月まんげつ
full moon
満載まんさい
full load; being fully loaded (with); being loaded to capacity (with); carrying a full load (of); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine)
満場まんじょう
whole house; whole audience
満席まんせき
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
満足まんぞく
satisfaction; contentment; gratification; sufficient; satisfactory
満潮まんちょう
high tide; high water; full tide
満杯まんぱい
full
満腹まんぷく
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total
満了まんりょう
expiration; termination
満塁まんるい
bases loaded
未満みまん
less than; under; below

Additional Examples

彼は肥満とはいえないが、大柄の人だった。
He was well built, if not fat as such.tatoeba
彼は肥満体だ。
He is overweight.tatoeba
彼は彼等の自分に対する扱いに不満を言った。
He grumbled about the way they treated him.tatoeba
彼は彼の現状に満足している。
He is content with his present state.tatoeba

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