Japanese

みつ
Meaning: to reach; to satisfy; to be full
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 満つ 満たない
Polite 満ちます 満ちません
Past 満った 満たなかった
Polite + Past 満ちました 満ちませんでした
Te-form 満って 満たなくて
Potential 満てる 満てない
Passive 満たれる 満たれない
Causative 満たせる 満たせない
Causative + Passive 満たされる 満たされない
Imperative 満て 満つな

Handwriting

満
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Example

The population of this village does not even reach 1,000 people.

Usage Notes

In modern Japanese, it is primarily used in the negative form '満たない' (mitanai) to mean 'less than' or 'not reaching' a certain quantity or standard.

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