満腹

• Reading: まんぷく
• Romaji: manpuku
• Kanji breakdown: 満 (man) — full, complete, satisfy; 腹 (fuku/puku) — stomach, belly
• Pronunciation: /maɴ.pɯ.kɯ/

Meaning

Full stomach; satiated; stuffed. The state of having eaten one's fill.

A noun/na-adjective describing the state of being completely full from eating. Used as: 満腹だ (I'm full), 満腹になる (become full), 満腹感 (feeling of fullness). More formal than お腹いっぱい (onaka ippai), which is the casual equivalent. Often seen in restaurant reviews and food-related contexts.

Examples

1. ビュッフェで食べすぎて満腹になった。 I ate too much at the buffet and got completely stuffed.
2. 満腹のときに走ると気持ち悪くなる。 Running on a full stomach makes you feel sick.
3. このセットは量が多くて、満腹感がすごい。 This set meal has a lot of food, and the feeling of fullness is intense.

Usage Guide

Context: dining, food, health

Tone: satisfied

Origin & History

From Sino-Japanese 満 (man, full/complete) + 腹 (fuku/puku, stomach/belly). Literally 'full belly.' The voicing of fuku to puku follows the rendaku pattern common in compound words.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal