Japanese symbol for “expiration”
満了
まんりょう
Romaji: manryou
expiration; termination
In Japanese, expiration is 満了, read まんりょう (manryou).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs expiration; termination
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “expiration”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 満期 | まんき manki | expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time |
| 失効 | しっこう shikkou | lapse; abatement; invalidation |
| 老廃 | ろうはい rouhai | deterioration (due to age); wearing out; expiration |
| 呼気 | こき koki | exhaled air; exhalation; expiration |
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 |
| 満員 | まんいん man'in | full house; no vacancy; sold out |
| 未満 | みまん miman | less than; under; below |
| 終了 | しゅうりょう shuuryou | end; close; conclusion |
| 完了 | かんりょう kanryou | completion; conclusion |
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.