滿
fill, full, satisfied
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Readings
On'yomi
- マン
- バン
Kun'yomi
- み.ちる
- み.つ
- み.たす
Meaning
滿 centers on reaching a state of complete fullness: filling a container, being full, or feeling satisfied as if filled up.
Study
Etymology
滿 combines 氵 (water) with 㒼, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of being full or covering evenly. The character expresses the concept of water filling a vessel to the brim.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 on the left and 㒼 on the right suggest liquid rising evenly until the container is completely full. Picture a cup filled to the very top.
Reading mnemonic
For マン, imagine a man filling a huge water tank until it is completely full: man -> マン, and the tank is filled to the brim.