満ちる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 満ちる | 満ちない |
| Polite | 満ちます | 満ちません |
| Past polite | 満ちました | 満ちませんでした |
| Past | 満ちた | 満ちなかった |
| Te-form | 満ちて | 満ちないで |
| Desire | 満ちたい | 満ちたくない |
| Potential | 満ちられるalso 満ちれる | 満ちられないalso 満ちれない |
| Passive | 満ちられる | 満ちられない |
| Causative | 満ちさせる | 満ちさせない |
| Causative passive | 満ちさせられる | 満ちさせられない |
| Volitional | 満ちよう | |
| Polite volitional | 満ちましょう | |
| Imperative | 満ちろ | 満ちるな |
| Conditional | 満ちれば | 満ちなければ |
| Tara conditional | 満ちたら | 満ちなかったら |
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
fill; become full; be filled; brim
Broad intransitive sense: a container, space, or abstract thing becomes full of something. Often used with ～で or ～に. The transitive counterpart is 満たす.
The venue was filled with people.
彼の目は涙で満ちた。
His eyes filled with tears.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Specific to the moon becoming fuller; opposite of 欠ける (wane).
Antonyms: 欠ける (かける)
月が満ちてきた。
The moon is waxing.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Used for the tide rising or flowing in; opposite of 引く (ebb).
潮が満ち始めた。
The tide has started to come in.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
expire (period); mature; come to an end
Used for a fixed term or period reaching its end, or for something reaching maturity. Common with 任期, 期限, 年, etc.
彼の任期は来月で満ちる。
His term of office expires next month.
今年で二十歳の年が満ちる。
I will reach the full age of twenty this year.
The room was filled with light.
The moon waxed and became full.
As evening came, the tide started coming in.
His term expired and he stepped down.
満ちる means to become full, the opposite of 空ける (うつける) meaning to become empty or hollow.
満ちる describes the tide coming in and rising, the opposite of 干る's sense of the tide receding or ebbing.
be full to the brim; be filled to capacity
be full of; be overflowing with
be content; be satisfied; have enough · rise (of the tide)
Search-only kanji form; not used in modern writing.