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満ち満ちる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	満みち満みちる	満みち満みちない
Polite	満みち満みちます	満みち満みちません
Past polite	満みち満みちました	満みち満みちませんでした
Past	満みち満みちた	満みち満みちなかった
Te-form	満みち満みちて	満みち満みちないで
Desire	満みち満みちたい	満みち満みちたくない
Potential	満みち満みちられるalso 満みち満みちれる	満みち満みちられないalso 満みち満みちれない
Passive	満みち満みちられる	満みち満みちられない
Causative	満みち満みちさせる	満みち満みちさせない
Causative passive	満みち満みちさせられる	満みち満みちさせられない
Volitional	満みち満みちよう
Polite volitional	満みち満みちましょう
Imperative	満みち満みちろ	満みち満みちるな
Conditional	満みち満みちれば	満みち満みちなければ
Tara conditional	満みち満みちたら	満みち満みちなかったら

Meanings

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.

Kanji

満full, fullness, enough
充allot, fill

Related 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.

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.

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.