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不ふ満まんげ

Meanings

1

na-adjective

dissatisfied-looking; discontented

Describes a facial expression or manner that shows dissatisfaction or discontent. Often used with ～な顔, ～な様子, or as an adverb 不満げに.

彼かれは不ふ満まんげな顔かおで黙だまっていた。
He stayed silent with a dissatisfied look on his face.
子こ供どもたちは不ふ満まんげに文もん句くを言いった。
The children complained discontentedly.

Written forms

不ふ満まんげ
Standard kanji spelling using 不満 (dissatisfaction) + げ (seeming).
不ふ満まん気げ
Alternate kanji spelling using 気; less common than 不満げ.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
満full, fullness, enough
気

spirit, mind, air

Similar words

不ふ満まん
不満 is a noun/adjectival noun meaning 'dissatisfaction' or 'discontent'; 不満げ adds the suffix ～げ to mean 'looking dissatisfied' or 'seeming discontented'.
不ふ満まんそう
不満そう is a more common and colloquial way to say 'looking dissatisfied', using the ～そう suffix. 不満げ is slightly more literary or formal.

Etymology

Compound of 不満 (dissatisfaction) + げ (suffix indicating appearance or manner). The suffix げ derives from classical Japanese 気 (け), meaning 'sign' or 'appearance'.