満ちる

みちる【満ちる】

①［いっぱいになる・あふれる］

**fill

|自|〖S〗(場所・物が)〔物・人で〕満ちる， いっぱいになる， 充満する〔with〕

be full of O

Her heart was full of joy. 彼女の胸は喜びに満ちていた

abound

|自|《正式》(場所などが)〔動物・物で〕満ちている〔in， with〕

She abounds in good will. 彼女は善意に満ちている《◆^×Good will abounds in her. は不可》.

▲The scene was charged with dramatic tension. その場面は劇的な緊張に満ちていた

a sky thick with stars 星で満ちた空.

②［月が］

wax

|自|《文》(月が)満ちる(⇔wane)

*full

|自|《米》(月が)満ちる.

③［潮が］

**rise

|自|〖S〗(潮が)満ちる

*flow

|自|(潮が)満ちる(⇔ebb)

come in

［自］(海・潮などが)満ちてくる， 上げ潮になる(⇔go out).

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みちる【満ちる】

1 〔いっぱいになる〕 fill; become full 《of…》; be filled [replete] 《with…》; brim 《with…》.

●定員に満ちる reach the required number of people

・喜び[自信]に満ちた表情 an expression reflecting great joy [confidence]

・夢に満ちた企画 a visionary project

・悪意に満ちた発言 a remark full of [instinct with] spite

・苦渋に満ちた決断 a profoundly painful decision

・諧謔に満ちている be full of [replete with] wit [humor].

●プールには水が満ちていた. The pool brimmed with water.

・高原は夏の光に満ちていた. The highlands were effulgent with summer sunlight.

・私は希望に満ちて社会に出た. With great hopes I went out into the world.

・彼女の様子は威厳に満ちていた. She appeared extremely dignified.

2 〔満月になる〕 wax.

●月が満ちた. The moon is (at the) full.

・〔上弦が過ぎて〕 月が満ちてきた. The moon is waxing toward the full.

・満つれば欠くる世の習い. Every flood [tide] hath its ebb.

3 〔満潮になる〕 rise; flow.

●潮が満ちてきた. The tide is in [on the flow].

・どんどん満ちている. The tide is rushing in.

4 〔満期になる〕 mature; expire; 〔条件が整う〕 the conditions are met.

●彼の任期は満ちた. His term of office has expired [run out].

・刑期満ちて出所した. On the expiry of the term he was discharged from prison.

・月満ちれば子は生まれる. The child is born when the time is ripe.

・月満ちて女の子が生まれた. Her (full) time came and she gave birth to a girl.

・時が満ちれば可能になる. It will become possible in the fullness of time.

・雌伏 10 年, ついに時は満ちた. For ten years I've gathered my powers and now the time is ripe.