満腹（まんぷく、manpuku）
- full stomach

The Japanese word 満腹, pronounced まんぷく, means "full," "stuffed," or "having eaten one's fill." It describes the state of being completely satisfied after eating a large meal, leaving one feeling unable to eat more. It emphasizes the feeling of fullness in the stomach.

⚫︎晩ご飯をたくさん食べたので、満腹です。 Translation: I ate a lot of dinner, so I'm full. ⚫︎お寿司を食べて、満腹になった。 Translation: I ate sushi and became full. ⚫︎食べ過ぎて満腹で動けない。 Translation: I ate too much and am so full I can't move.

You use 満腹 to express the feeling of being completely full after eating. It's suitable for casual and formal conversations, depending on the context and the level of politeness used in your sentence. Use it when describing your own state of fullness or someone else's. Remember to adjust the verb conjugation as needed to fit the tense and politeness level.

満腹 is typically written using the kanji 満腹 or, less commonly, in hiragana まんぷく. The kanji 満 means "full," "complete," or "satisfied," and 腹 means "stomach" or "belly." There are no variations in the okurigana; it’s always 腹.

⚫︎ お腹がいっぱい (おなかがいっぱい): "My stomach is full." (More common and less formal.) ⚫︎ 腹いっぱい (はらいっぱい): "Full to the brim," "stuffed." (Slightly more informal) ⚫︎ 満ち足りている (みちたりている): "Satisfied," "content." (More general, can apply to other things besides food.)

⚫︎ 空腹 (くうふく): "Hunger," "hungry." ⚫︎ お腹がすいている (おなかがすいている): "To be hungry." ⚫︎ ぺこぺこ (peko peko): "Starving" (Informal onomatopoeia for hunger.)

おいしい料理をたくさん食べて、満腹になった。 ・Translation: I ate a lot of delicious food and became full. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the feeling of fullness after enjoying a meal. The use of おいしい料理 ("delicious food") sets the stage for a positive experience of overeating.

デザートまで食べたら、本当に満腹で、もう何も食べられない。 ・Translation: If I eat dessert too, I'm really full and can't eat anything else. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates the state of being completely full after eating dessert. The phrase もう何も食べられない ("I can't eat anything else") emphasizes the state of complete satisfaction after a meal.

The word 満腹 is a compound word. 満 (man) means "full" or "complete," and 腹 (puku) means "stomach" or "belly." It literally means "full stomach."