Japanese symbol for “crowded”
満員
まんいん
Romaji: man'in
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only
In Japanese, crowded is 満員, read まんいん (man'in).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “crowded”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 賑やか | にぎやか nigiyaka | bustling; busy; crowded |
| 密 | みつ mitsu | dense; thick; crowded |
| 盛りだくさん | もりだくさん moridakusan | many; plenty; varied |
| 押すな押すな | おすなおすな osunaosuna | crowded (e.g. with people); overflowing |
| 所狭しと | ところせましと tokorosemashito | crowded; packed; crammed |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 満足 | まんぞく manzoku | satisfaction; contentment; gratification |
| 不満 | ふまん fuman | dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure |
| 満点 | まんてん manten | perfect score; full marks |
| 満たす | みたす mitasu | to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill |
| 未満 | みまん miman | less than; under; below |
| 全員 | ぜんいん zen'in | all members; all hands; everyone |
| 議員 | ぎいん giin | member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament |
| 委員 | いいん iin | committee member |
See also: Chinese symbol for “crowded”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.