満足(まんぞく)

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).

CONTRAST:

• 不満(ふまん): dissatisfaction, complaint (antonym)