► 成句
満 [(1)まん] [満を持する] meaning: ready rank: 3
☆ 彼等は満を持して競合製品を発表した ⇨ They took their time to debut their competing product (☛ Be fully ready and wait for the right time to start doing something)
► 名詞
満 [(1)まん] meaning: full rank: 3
☆ うちの娘が満三才になった ⇨ My daughter has become three, has had her third birthday (☛ As opposed to 数え年, which counts calendar years)
More examples:
- 満ち足りた生活 ⇨ A satisfied life
- 私はここまで生き長らえてもう満足だ ⇨ I am already satisfied to have lived this long
- 彼は不満をぶちまけた ⇨ He vented his frustration
- 満点はそう簡単には取れない ⇨ A perfect score is not that easy to get
- 彼は満面の笑みを浮かべていた ⇨ He had a face full of smile. He was grinning ear to ear
- 哀愁に満ちた歌 ⇨ A song filled with sadness, melancholy
- 彼は皆の要望を満たすのに苦慮した ⇨ He struggled to satisfy everybody’s demands
- 景気の満ち引き ⇨ Ebb and flow of economy
- この申請は必要条件を満たしていない ⇨ This application is not satisfying the requirements
- 彼は精神的に満たされていない ⇨ He is not satisfied, fulfilled, mentally
- この製品は必要な仕様を満足していない ⇨ This product doesn’t satisfy the required specifications
- 彼は試合の後で審判に不満たらたらだった ⇨ He kept complaining about the referee after the match
- 彼は満塁で凡退に終わった ⇨ He was at bat with bases loaded but was retired
- 月が満ちた ⇨ The moon has become full
- 民衆の不満は沸点に達した ⇨ The discontent of the public reached the boiling point