満みち満みちる

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Meanings

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ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be full to the brim; be filled to capacity

Describes a container or space that is completely filled, often with a sense of abundance or overflowing. Can be used literally or figuratively.

コップに水みずが満みち満みちている。
The glass is full to the brim with water.
会かい場じょうは熱ねっ気きで満みち満みちていた。
The venue was filled to capacity with excitement.

Written forms

満みち満みちるUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling using the repetition of 満ち.
みちみちるUsage17%
Kana spelling; used when the kanji is avoided or for clarity.
充みち満みちる
Alternate kanji form; less common and may be considered non-standard.

Kanji

満full, fullness, enough
充allot, fill

Similar words

満みちる
満ちる is the base verb meaning 'to be full' or 'to rise (tide)'. 満ち満ちる is an emphatic reduplicated form that intensifies the sense of fullness.
溢あふれる
溢れる means 'to overflow', implying excess beyond capacity. 満ち満ちる focuses on being completely full up to the limit, not necessarily spilling over.

Etymology

Reduplication of 満ちる (michiru, 'to be full') for emphasis. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a pattern of repeating verb stems to intensify meaning.