満
Meanings
being full; fullness
Used for the state of being full, often in contexts like a full stomach or a full container. Can appear in compounds such as 満腹.
My stomach became full.
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
He turned 20 years old (completed years).
Please calculate using the full age (completed years), not the traditional age count.
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
満 is an abbreviation that refers to the region once called Manchuria.
Usage patterns
- 満〈数〉歳... years old (in fully completed years)
He turned 20 (in completed years) this year.
- 満〈数〉ヶ月... months old (fully completed)
This baby is 6 months old (fully completed).
Expressions
- 満を持すbide one's time; wait for the right moment
- 満を持してlong-awaited; much-awaited; at last
- 満を持するwait for the right moment; bide one's time; have an arrow ready to shoot
- 満足のいくsatisfying; pleasing; gratifying
- 満は損を招くpride comes before a fall; arrogance leads to downfall; every flow has its ebb
- まんざらでもないnot all bad; fairly pleasing; not as bad as one might think