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Kanji 充: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 充: allot, fill

Key takeaways

Kanji 充: allot, fill. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

充
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Meaning

allotfill

On reading

ジュウ

Kun reading

あ.てるみ.たす

Radical

儿

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 充

allot, fill

Kanji structure breakdown

充

Structure breakdown

亠 + 允

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine filling a container with a lid (亠) with sincere (允) intentions until it is completely full. It represents the state of being filled (充) or replenished, commonly used in words like 'charge' or 'sufficient'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ジュウ
  • 充実じゅうじつ

    fullness / completeness / enrichment

  • 補充ほじゅう

    supplement / replenish

  • 拡充かくじゅう

    expansion / increase / enhancement

Commonly used words

  • 充実
    じゅうじつ

    fullness / completeness / enrichment

  • 補充
    ほじゅう

    supplement / replenish

  • 拡充
    かくじゅう

    expansion / increase / enhancement

Example sentences

Example 1

彼は毎日を充実させている。

Translation

He makes each day fulfilling.

Example 2

充実した生活が大切です。

Translation

A fulfilling life is important.

Example 3

飲み物を補充してください。

Translation

Please replenish the drinks.

Example 4

教科書が足りないので補充した。

Translation

I supplemented because there weren’t enough textbooks.

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