満たす・充たす|みたすmitasu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
満たす満たす is the most common written form and the one learners should use, including when describing conditions, demands, or appetite being satisfied.
充たす充たす is a rarely used written variant; you will seldom see it, even though it can express the same meanings as 満たす.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to gratify
- godan verb, transitive verbto fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 満たす（みたす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 満たします（みたします） |
| Negative (nai) | 満たさない（みたさない） |
| polite (masen) | 満たしません（みたしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 満たさず・満たさぬ（みたさず・みたさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 満たした（みたした） |
| polite (mashita) | 満たしました（みたしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 満たさなかった（みたさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 満たしませんでした（みたしませんでした） |
| Te form | 満たして（みたして） |
| Potential | 満たせる（みたせる） |
| Passive | 満たされる（みたされる） |
| Causative | 満たさせる（みたさせる） |
| Causative passive | 満たさせられる（みたさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 満たせば（みたせば） |
| tara | 満たしたら（みたしたら） |
| Volitional | 満たそう（みたそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 満たしましょう（みたしましょう） |
| Imperative | 満たせ（みたせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
会場を人で満たす
満ちる presents the filling as a natural or spontaneous change (the venue fills with people), while 満たす highlights an agent deliberately causing that state (someone fills the venue with people).
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym充足じゅうそくWrittenWritten/formal term for fully satisfying, as in 「必要条件を充足する」. Close to 満たす in meaning, but 満たす is the more common choice.
- Synonym満足まんぞくNeutralSatisfaction or contentment, with a psychological focus. 満たす centers on meeting conditions or filling something up.
- Related足るたるWrittenWritten/formal: to be sufficient or worthy, as in 「信頼に足る」. 満たす is transitive, meaning to make something satisfied.
- Related足りるたりるNeutralIntransitive: to be enough or sufficient. 満たす is transitive, meaning to make something satisfied or full.
- Related応えるこたえるNeutralTo respond to or live up to expectations. 満たす focuses on meeting conditions or needs.
- Related埋めるうめるNeutralTo fill in a gap or shortage. 満たす centers on filling something up or meeting a condition.
- Related間に合うまにあうNeutralTo be in time, or to be enough for the purpose. 満たす focuses on meeting a condition.
- Related満ちるみちるNeutralIntransitive: to become full or be filled. 満たす is the transitive counterpart.
- Related事足りることたりるNeutralTo suffice for the purpose, as in 「それで事足りる」. 満たす means to make something satisfied.
- Related事足ることたるWrittenLiterary written form meaning to suffice or be enough. 満たす is transitive, to make something satisfied.
- Antonym欠くかくNeutralTo lack or be missing something; the opposite of 満たす, which meets or fulfills conditions.
- Antonym空にするからにするNeutralTo empty something out; the opposite of 満たす, which fills or packs something full.
Use 「満たす」 for satisfying conditions or needs or filling a container, as in 「条件を満たす」 and 「お腹を満たす」. To be enough, say 「足りる」; to feel satisfied, 「満足」; to lack, 「欠く」. 「満ちる」 is its intransitive counterpart.
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