満足
まんぞく
hepburn manzoku
satisfaction, being satisfied
Part of speech · noun / suru-verb / na-adjective
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 今の生活に満足しています。I am satisfied with my current life.
- 結果に満足できませんでした。I could not be satisfied with the result.
Collocations
満足する満足な結果生活に満足満足できる満足感
Mnemonic
満足 manzoku — 満 (full) + 足 (foot; here, "sufficiency"). The heart full and sufficient — satisfaction. A suru-verb and a na-adjective. The thing satisfied with takes に: 生活に満足する. 満 is the shinjitai of 滿.
Quick check
Which correctly says "to be satisfied with one's life"?