満みたない

also: みたざる

Meanings

Used in the pattern 〜に満たない to indicate that a quantity, amount, or degree falls short of a certain standard or number. Often appears in formal or written contexts.

参さん加か者しゃは100人にんに満みたなかった。
The number of participants was less than 100.
彼かれの収しゅう入にゅうは平へい均きんに満みたない。
His income is below average.

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Kanji

満full, fullness, enough

Related words

以い下か
以下 means 'at most' or 'not exceeding' and includes the reference value, while 満たない strictly means 'less than' and excludes the reference value.
未み満まん
未満 is a more formal, technical term for 'less than' used in legal or mathematical contexts, whereas 満たない is a verbal expression that can be used more broadly.

Written forms

満みたない
Standard written form for the expression meaning 'less than' or 'not reaching'.
満みたざる
Archaic or literary negative form of 満つ; rarely used in modern Japanese except in fixed expressions or classical contexts.
みたざる

Etymology

From the negative form of the verb 満つ (みつ, 'to be full, to reach a certain amount'), which is archaic in modern Japanese. The expression 満たない is now a fixed phrase meaning 'less than' or 'not reaching'.