満足(まんぞく)

まんぞく
na-adjective
satisfaction
emotion
1. satisfaction, contentment
The state of being pleased or content with something.
結果(けっか)に満足(まんぞく)している。
I'm satisfied with the results.
満足(まんぞく)な答(こた)えが得(え)られなかった。
I couldn't get a satisfactory answer.
お客様(きゃくさま)の満足(まんぞく)を第一(だいいち)に考(かんが)える。
We prioritize customer satisfaction.

満足(まんぞく) functions as a na-adjective, noun, and suru verb. It describes being pleased or content with a result, situation, or experience.

Forms

  • 満足(まんぞく)な + noun: satisfactory ~
  • 満足(まんぞく)に + verb: satisfactorily
  • 〜に満足(まんぞく)する: to be satisfied with ~
  • 満足(まんぞく)している: is satisfied

Common collocations

  • 満足(まんぞく)度(ど): satisfaction level/rating
  • 満足(まんぞく)感(かん): sense of satisfaction
  • 自己(じこ)満足(まんぞく): self-satisfaction (often negative — complacency)
  • 満足(まんぞく)のいく: satisfactory, acceptable

Particle note

Uses に to mark the object of satisfaction: 結果(けっか)に満足(まんぞく)する (to be satisfied with the results).

Similar words

Related Words

Antonym: 不満(ふまん) (dissatisfaction)
Compare: 充足(じゅうそく) (sufficiency)
Compare: 自足(じそく) (self-sufficiency)
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Added 2026.1.11 21:29 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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