JLPT N1 · Verb

満たす (mitasu)

満たす (みたす, mitasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
みたす
Romaji
mitasu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to gratify · godan verb, transitive
  2. to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

この仕事はわれわれの必要条件を満たしていない。
This work does not meet our requirements.
このコップをミルクで満たした。
I filled this glass with milk.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 満たす

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary満たすみたす mitasu
Polite (~masu)満たしますみたします mitashimasu
Negative満たさないみたさない mitasanai
Polite negative満たしませんみたしません mitashimasen
Past満たしたみたした mitashita
Polite past満たしましたみたしました mitashimashita
Negative past満たさなかったみたさなかった mitasanakatta
Te-form満たしてみたして mitashite
Potential満たせるみたせる mitaseru
Passive満たされるみたされる mitasareru
Causative満たさせるみたさせる mitasaseru
Volitional満たそうみたそう mitasou
Imperative満たせみたせ mitase
Conditional (~ba)満たせばみたせば mitaseba

Kanji in 満たす

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 満たす.

Source: JMdict entry 1526670 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.