# 満 — full

満 means “full”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: マン (man). Kun'yomi: み(ちる) (michiru). You'll see it in words such as 満たす (mitasu, “to satisfy; to meet”).

- Meaning: full
- On'yomi: マン (man)
- Kun'yomi: み(ちる) (michiru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Numbers & amounts 3

## How to remember 満

Water (氵), grass (艹) and both (両) sides brimming: full.

Parts: 氵 water · 艹 grass · 両 both

## Words with 満

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 満たす | みたす (mitasu) | to satisfy; to meet |
| 満ちる | みちる (michiru) | to fill; to become full |
| 満々 | まんまん (manman) | full of; brimming with |

## Don't confuse it with

[溝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gutter/) · [洪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/flood/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 3” set

[量](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/quantity/) · [段](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/step/) · [程](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/extent/) · [満](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/full/) · [積](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pile-up/) · [号](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/serial-number/) · [倍](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/double/) · [等](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/equal/) · [列](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/row/)

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