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Kanji 満: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 満: full, fullness, enough, satisfy

Key takeaways

Kanji 満: full, fullness, enough, satisfy. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

fullfullnessenoughsatisfy

On reading

マンバン

Kun reading

み.ちるみ.つみ.たす

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 満

full, fullness, enough, satisfy

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

氵 + 艹 + 両

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine water (氵) rising until it reaches the grass (艹) on both (両) sides of the riverbank. It represents a state of being completely full or satisfied.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

マン
  • 円満えんまん

    harmony / peace / smooth relations

  • 満月まんげつ

    full moon

  • 満場まんじょう

    unanimous / entire audience

  • 満員まんいん

    full / no vacancy / sold out

  • 満点まんてん

    perfect score / full marks

  • 未満みまん

    less than / below

  • 不満ふまん

    dissatisfaction / displeasure / complaint

  • 満足まんぞく

    satisfaction / contentment

Kun reading

み.ちる
  • 満たすみたす

    to fill / to satisfy / to fulfill

  • 満ちるみちる

    to be full / to fill / to rise

Commonly used words

  • 円満
    えんまん

    harmony / peace / smooth relations

  • 満月
    まんげつ

    full moon

  • 満場
    まんじょう

    unanimous / entire audience

  • 満員
    まんいん

    full / no vacancy / sold out

  • 満点
    まんてん

    perfect score / full marks

  • 未満
    みまん

    less than / below

  • 満たす
    みたす

    to fill / to satisfy / to fulfill

  • 満ちる
    みちる

    to be full / to fill / to rise

Example sentences

Example 1

家族の関係が円です。

Translation

The family relationships are harmonious.

Example 2

仕事が円に進みました。

Translation

The work progressed smoothly.

Example 3

今夜は月が見える。

Translation

You can see the full moon tonight.

Example 4

月の日は気分がいい。

Translation

I feel good on full moon days.

Kanji 満: full, fullness, enough, satisfy | Daily Nihongo