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Kotomora

充

allot, fill

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes6

Readings

On'yomi

  • ジュウ

Kun'yomi

  • あ.てる
  • み.たす

Nanori

  • あつ
  • のぶ
  • まさ
  • みち
  • みつ
  • よし

Meaning

充 centers on making something full or complete: filling a container, meeting a need, or allotting enough to reach fullness.

Most common words using 充

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  • 充電じゅうでん
    N3

    charging (electrically)

  • 充実じゅうじつ
    N2

    fullness; completeness; perfection; substantiality

  • 補充ほじゅう
    N1

    replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling

  • 拡充かくじゅう
    N2

    expansion

  • 充填じゅうてん

    filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging

  • 充てるあてる

    to assign; to set aside

  • 充満じゅうまん

    being filled with; being full of; permeation

  • 充足じゅうそく

    sufficiency

  • 充当じゅうとう

    allocation; appropriation

  • 充血じゅうけつ

    congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia

  • 充電器じゅうでんき
    N2

    (battery) charger; AC adapter

  • インダクティブ充電インダクティブじゅうでん

    inductive charging

  • キョロ充キョロじゅう

    person who is preoccupied with appearing popular

  • トリクル充電トリクルじゅうでん

    trickle charge; trickle charging; TC

  • フル充電フルじゅうでん

    full charge (battery, condenser)

  • プア充プアじゅう

    being poor but satisfied; not desiring a higher salary

  • ホルモン補充療法ホルモンほじゅうりょうほう

    hormone replacement therapy

  • モバ充モバじゅう

    portable battery charger; power bank

  • リア充リアじゅう

    person who is satisfied with their real (offline) life; normie

  • ワイヤレス充電ワイヤレスじゅうでん

    wireless charging

Explore all words using 充 →

Study

Etymology

充 is thought to combine 亠 (a lid or cover) with 允, which may contribute the sound and the idea of fullness or completion. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 亠 is like a lid, and the bottom 允 looks like a container being filled. Picture a lid placed on a full container: 充 means to fill or allot until full.

Reading mnemonic

For ジュウ, imagine filling a container with juice: juice -> ジュウ, and the container is filled to the brim.