満々(まんまん)

まんまん
adjective-taru, adverb
full; brimming; overflowing
1. full; brimming; overflowing with
Filled to capacity or overflowing, used both literally for water and figuratively for emotions, energy, or intentions.
やる気(き)満々(まんまん)だ。
I'm full of motivation.
自信(じしん)満々(まんまん)の態度(たいど)で発表(はっぴょう)した。
They presented with an attitude brimming with confidence.
水(みず)が満々(まんまん)とたたえられたダムの景色(けしき)は壮大(そうだい)だった。
The sight of the dam brimming with water was magnificent.

A reduplication of 満(まん) (full). Almost always used in fixed combinations rather than freely. The two most common patterns are the adjectival 満々(まんまん)の (brimming with) and the adverbial 満々(まんまん)と (brimming, in a full manner).

COMMON FIXED EXPRESSIONS:

  • やる気(き)満々(まんまん): full of motivation, raring to go
  • 自信(じしん)満々(まんまん): brimming with confidence
  • 野心(やしん)満々(まんまん): full of ambition
  • 意欲(いよく)満々(まんまん): full of eagerness
  • 闘志(とうし)満々(まんまん): fighting spirit burning strong

USAGE NOTE:
In figurative use, 満々(まんまん) typically modifies abstract nouns for internal states like motivation, confidence, or ambition. It can carry either a positive or slightly critical tone depending on context — 自信(じしん)満々(まんまん) can mean "confidently" or "overconfidently" depending on the situation.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • いっぱい: full — the everyday word for being full; less emphatic
  • 満(み)ちあふれる: to overflow — a verb form expressing the same idea of overflowing
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