満つ

満つ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
満
み Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
滿つ (kyūjitai) 充つ

Etymology

⟨mi₁tu⟩ → */mʲitu/ → /mit͡su/

From Old Japanese.

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) み​つ [míꜜtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [mʲit͡sɨᵝ]

• Pitch accent for verb forms 2 and 3 unknown.

Verb

満(み)つ • (mitsu) intransitive godan (stem 満(み)ち (michi), past 満(み)った (mitta), kyūjitai 滿つ)

1. to be full, mature
2. (impersonal) for the moon to wax
3. (impersonal, of the tide) to rise

Conjugation

Conjugation of "満つ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	満た	みた	mita
Continuative (連用形)	満ち	みち	michi
Terminal (終止形)	満つ	みつ	mitsu
Attributive (連体形)	満つ	みつ	mitsu
Hypothetical (仮定形)	満て	みて	mite
Imperative (命令形)	満て	みて	mite
Key constructions
Passive	満たれる	みたれる	mitareru
Causative	満たせる 満たす	みたせる みたす	mitaseru mitasu
Potential	満てる	みてる	miteru
Volitional	満とう	みとう	mitō
Negative	満たない	みたない	mitanai
Negative continuative	満たず	みたず	mitazu
Formal	満ちます	みちます	michimasu
Perfective	満った	みった	mitta
Conjunctive	満って	みって	mitte
Hypothetical conditional	満てば	みてば	miteba

Classical conjugation of "満つ" (タ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	満た	みた	mita
Continuative (連用形)	満ち	みち	miti
Terminal (終止形)	満つ	みつ	mitu
Attributive (連体形)	満つ	みつ	mitu
Realis (已然形)	満て	みて	mite
Imperative (命令形)	満て	みて	mite
Key constructions
Negative	満たず	みたず	mitazu
Contrasting conjunction	満てど	みてど	mitedo
Causal conjunction	満てば	みてば	miteba
Conditional conjunction	満たば	みたば	mitaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	満ちき	みちき	mitiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	満ちけり	みちけり	mitikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	満ちつ	みちつ	mititu
Perfect tense (natural event)	満ちぬ	みちぬ	mitinu
Perfect-continuative tense	満てり 満ちたり	みてり みちたり	miteri mititari
Volitional	満たむ	みたむ	mitamu

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 満(み)たす (mitasu, transitive)
• 満(み)たない (mitanai)
• 満(みつ) (mitsu, one of the 十二直 (jūni-choku) calendar markers)
• 飽(あ)き満(み)つ (akimitsu)
• 潮(しお)満(み)つ珠(たま) (shiomitsu-tama, “tide jewel”)
• 潮(しお)満(み)つ瓊(に) (shiomitsu-ni, “tide jewel”)
• 住(す)み満(み)つ (sumimitsu)
• 空(そら)に満(み)つ (sora ni mitsu, pillow word)
• 泣(な)き満(み)つ, 鳴(な)き満(み)つ (nakimitsu)
• 揺(ゆ)すり満(み)つ (yusurimitsu)

Idioms

• 桃李門(とうりもん)に満(み)つ (Tōrimon ni mitsu)

Verb

満(み)つ • (mitsu) intransitive ^†nidan (kyūjitai 滿つ)

1. (archaic) to be full, mature
2. (archaic, of the moon) to wax
3. (archaic, of the tide) to rise

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "満つ" (タ行上二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	満ち	みち	miti
Continuative (連用形)	満ち	みち	miti
Terminal (終止形)	満つ	みつ	mitu
Attributive (連体形)	満つる	みつる	mituru
Realis (已然形)	満つれ	みつれ	miture
Imperative (命令形)	満ちよ	みちよ	mitiyo
Key constructions
Negative	満ちず	みちず	mitizu
Contrasting conjunction	満つれど	みつれど	mituredo
Causal conjunction	満つれば	みつれば	mitureba
Conditional conjunction	満ちば	みちば	mitiba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	満ちき	みちき	mitiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	満ちけり	みちけり	mitikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	満ちつ	みちつ	mititu
Perfect tense (natural event)	満ちぬ	みちぬ	mitinu
Perfect-continuative tense	満ちたり	みちたり	mititari
Volitional	満ちむ	みちむ	mitimu

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 満(み)ち (michi, incomplete and stem form)
• 満(み)ちる (michiru, intransitive, modern form)
• 満(みつる) (Mitsuru, given name)
• 満(み)ち満(み)ちる (michimichiru)
• 満(み)ち溢(あふ)れる (michiafureru)
• 満(み)ち潮(しお) (michishio)
• 満(み)ち干(ひ) (michihi)
• 満(み)ち引(ひ)き (michihiki)
• 満(み)ち足(た)りる (michitariru)

Proverbs

• 山雨(さんう)来(き)たらんと欲(ほっ)して風(かぜ)楼(ろう)に満(み)つ (san'u kitaran to hosshite kaze rō ni mitsu)
• 大食(たいしょく)腹(はら)に満(み)つれば学問(がくもん)腹(はら)に入(い)らず (taishoku hara ni mitsureba gakumon hara ni irazu)
• 月(つき)満(み)つれば則(すなわ)ち虧(か)く (tsuki mitsureba sunawachi kaku)
• 満(み)つれば虧(か)く (mitsureba kaku)

Verb

満(み)つ • (mitsu) transitive ^†nidan (kyūjitai 滿つ)

1. (archaic) to fill

   Synonym: 満たす (mitasu)

2. (archaic) to satisfy (a request, wish, etc.)
3. (archaic) to finish something at a predetermined time

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "満つ" (タ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	満て	みて	mite
Continuative (連用形)	満て	みて	mite
Terminal (終止形)	満つ	みつ	mitu
Attributive (連体形)	満つる	みつる	mituru
Realis (已然形)	満つれ	みつれ	miture
Imperative (命令形)	満てよ	みてよ	miteyo
Key constructions
Negative	満てず	みてず	mitezu
Contrasting conjunction	満つれど	みつれど	mituredo
Causal conjunction	満つれば	みつれば	mitureba
Conditional conjunction	満てば	みてば	miteba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	満てき	みてき	miteki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	満てけり	みてけり	mitekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	満てつ	みてつ	mitetu
Perfect tense (natural event)	満てぬ	みてぬ	mitenu
Perfect-continuative tense	満てたり	みてたり	mitetari
Volitional	満てむ	みてむ	mitemu

Derived terms

• 代(しろ)満(み)て (shiromite)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN