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
彼は満20歳になった。
He turned 20 years old (completed years).
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
満はかつて満州と呼ばれた地域を指す略称だ。
満 is an abbreviation that refers to the region once called Manchuria.
He turned 20 (in completed years) this year.
数え年ではなく満年齢で計算してください。
Please calculate using the full age (completed years), not the traditional age count.
この赤ちゃんは生後満6ヶ月です。
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