full (years, months); completed (years)
Used when counting completed years or months, especially in age calculations. Sense 2 is a noun used after a number with 数え, while sense 3 is a prefix placed before a number. Both indicate that the time period is fully completed.
See also: 数え
Manchuria
Abbreviation of 満州. Historical and geopolitical term; may be encountered in older texts or discussions of pre-1945 East Asia.
See also: 満州
He turned 20 (in completed years) this year.
He turned 20 years old (completed years).
Please calculate using the full age (completed years), not the traditional age count.
満 is an abbreviation that refers to the region once called Manchuria.
This baby is 6 months old (fully completed).
数え counts age by adding a year at each New Year (starting at 1 at birth), while 満 counts age by fully completed years, the modern standard method.
万 means the number ten thousand, while 満 means full or completed; the two share the same まん reading but are unrelated in meaning.
satisfaction; contentment; gratification · sufficient; satisfactory; adequate · satisfy (an equation)
dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
less than; under; below
full load; fully loaded; loaded to capacity · full of (articles, photos, etc.); packed with content · packed with (fun, excitement, etc.); brimming with
perfect score; full marks · perfect; excellent; entirely satisfactory
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
The kanji 満 means 'full' or 'fill'. The reading まん is the on'yomi. The abbreviation for Manchuria comes from the first character of 満州.
full moon
obesity; excess body fat; corpulence
full bloom; in full blossom
bases loaded
full stomach; being full; eating one's fill · complete; total; full; heartfelt; sincere
expiration; completion of a term
full house; all seats occupied; fully booked
harmonious; peaceful; amicable
fill; be filled with; permeate
the whole face; all of one's face · all over one's face; with one's whole face
high tide; high water
full; filled to capacity
plump; voluptuous; full-figured
the whole sky; the heavens
expiration; maturity; completion of term
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
the whole body; all over the body · all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.); full of
no vacancy; full occupancy
evenly; thoroughly; all over; without exception
full amount; total sum
mangan; win worth 8000 points (12000 if dealer)
full of water; filled to the brim with water