I Love Kanji満ちる (michiru)
満ちる (みちる, michiru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to fill; to become full (of)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- みちる
- Romaji
- michiru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to fill; to become full (of); to be filled (with); to brim (with) · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to wax (of the moon) · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to rise (of the tide); to flow; to come in · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to expire (of a period of time); to mature; to come to an end · ichidan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
「世界平和」という言葉は魅力的に聞こえるが、世界平和への道は長く苦難に満ちている。
Although the phrase "world peace" sounds attractive, the road to world peace is very long and full of troubles.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 満ちる
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 満ちる | みちる michiru |
| Polite (~masu) | 満ちます | みちます michimasu |
| Negative | 満ちない | みちない michinai |
| Polite negative | 満ちません | みちません michimasen |
| Past | 満ちた | みちた michita |
| Polite past | 満ちました | みちました michimashita |
| Negative past | 満ちなかった | みちなかった michinakatta |
| Te-form | 満ちて | みちて michite |
| Potential | 満ちられる | みちられる michirareru |
| Passive | 満ちられる | みちられる michirareru |
| Causative | 満ちさせる | みちさせる michisaseru |
| Volitional | 満ちよう | みちよう michiyou |
| Imperative | 満ちろ | みちろ michiro |
| Conditional (~ba) | 満ちれば | みちれば michireba |
Kanji in 満ちる
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 満ちる.
満足まんぞくsatisfaction不満ふまんdissatisfaction満員まんいんfull house満点まんてんperfect score未満みまんless than円満えんまんharmonious満月まんげつfull moon満場まんじょうwhole house満たすみたすto satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.)
Source: JMdict entry 1604540 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.