Quick answer
満 is the kanji for "Full". A common reading is み.ちる (michiru). You can also practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Full
Also : Satisfy · Fullness · Enough
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 満 represents 'FULL'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of full.
On-reading: まん — remember this sound by associating it with full. Kun-reading: み.ちる.
Example Sentences
満員電車で通勤しています。
まんいんでんしゃでつうきんしています。
I commute on a packed train.
満足のいく結果になりました。
まんぞくのいくけっかになりました。
I got a satisfactory result.
Vocabulary using 満
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
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