Translation guide
The feeling of contentment or fulfillment when needs or expectations are met. Japanese expresses this through nouns, adjectives, and verbs that distinguish between emotional satisfaction, meeting requirements, and formal acknowledgment.
A feeling of contentment, happiness, or fulfillment with a situation, result, or experience.
The most common and versatile word for satisfaction. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to be satisfied'.
I am satisfied with my current life.
Are you satisfied with the result?
Emphasizes the feeling or sense of satisfaction.
I felt a great sense of satisfaction after finishing the work.
A sense of fulfillment or richness, often from meaningful activities.
I feel a sense of fulfillment from volunteering.
A literary or poetic verb meaning to be fully satisfied or content.
She had a contented expression.
Fulfilling a condition, standard, or demand.
Verb meaning 'to satisfy' a condition, requirement, or need. Often used in formal contexts.
You need to satisfy this condition.
It's difficult to satisfy his demands.
Specifically 'to meet requirements', common in business or technical contexts.
Formal noun meaning satisfaction or fulfillment of conditions, often used in legal or business documents.
The degree to which customers are happy with a product or service.
Satisfaction in the legal sense of discharging an obligation.
Legal term for satisfaction of a debt or obligation.
The satisfaction of the debt has been completed.
While 満足 is common, directly translating 'I have satisfaction' as 満足がある is unnatural. Use 満足している or 満足感がある instead.
満足 is general satisfaction with an outcome, while 充実感 implies a deeper sense of fulfillment from meaningful experiences or personal growth.
This product meets the safety standard requirements.
需要の充足が急務だ。
Meeting the demand is an urgent task.
このアンケートで満足度を評価してください。
Please rate your satisfaction level in this survey.