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知足 means content with one's situation, or to know contentment (hence happiness).
From Zen Buddhist context, Chisoku or 知足 (knowing what’s enough) means to always know and be
satisfied with one’s lot.
Human pain and suffering is born of greed, and that greed arises because we do not know what’s enough.
The Chinese philosopher, Menzi (372-289 BCE) said, “to nourish the mind, there is nothing better than to make the desires few”.
This relays the idea that the best method to cultivate the mind is to have little desire.
滿足 is the kind of happiness that involves being satisfied and content.
This can also suggest the actions of "to satisfy", "to meet the needs of".
Other single-word definitions include: satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; enough; adequate; full; complete.
In Japanese, the Kanji for this word is an alternate Chinese form. You can see and select this version at the right (recommended only if your audience is specifically Japanese).
See Also: Contentment | Pleasure | Well-Being
鼓腹 means happiness and contentment in Japanese Kanji.
The first Kanji represents your internal beat or drum.
The second Kanji represents your mind and body.
Together, it suggests that your internal rhythm or beat is regular, soothing, and at proper tempo.
See Also: Pleasure | Well-Being
生き甲斐 is a Japanese word that means something one lives for, a reason for being, purpose in life, or in French, raison d'etre.
Everyone has an ikigai. Finding it requires a deep and often lengthy search of self. Finding your Ikigai is the way to also finding satisfaction and meaning to life.
Your Ikigai could be almost anything. For some it is running for president, for others, the satisfaction found in raising children.
Ikigai is the reason you get up in the morning, the thing that brings meaning to your life, and pursuing your Ikigai makes life worthwhile.
安貧樂道 means "It's better to be happy than rich" in Chinese.
Even if you are poor, you should still feel satisfied in your life...
...Satisfaction, happiness, and the meaning of your life come from within yourself and not from money or riches of the world.
In Chinese, there are a lot of four-character proverbs which express some very old philosophies.
Though there are only four characters on this scroll, in Chinese the meanings often surpass the dictionary definition of each character.
In this case, you should not set your expectations too high for the amount to money or riches you wish to have. One who sets their expectations too high is almost always disappointed. Instead, you should cherish what you have, and seek to improve yourself from within, and not measure your personal worth by the size of your bank account.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Contentment | 知足 | chisoku | zhī zú / zhi1 zu2 / zhi zu / zhizu | chih tsu / chihtsu |
Happiness Contentment | 滿足 / 満足 满足 | man zoku / manzoku | mǎn zú / man3 zu2 / man zu / manzu | man tsu / mantsu |
Happiness Contentment | 鼓腹 | ko fuku / kofuku | ||
Ikigai | 生き甲斐 | ikigai | ||
Better to be Happy than Rich | 安貧樂道 安贫乐道 | ān pín lè dào an1 pin2 le4 dao4 an pin le dao anpinledao | an p`in le tao anpinletao an pin le tao |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your satisfaction search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
知足 see styles |
zhī zú / zhi1 zu2 chih tsu chisoku / ともたる |
![]() More info & calligraphy: (personal name) Tomotaru Complete knowledge; satisfaction; be aware that one has had enough |
悦 see styles |
etsu / えつ | self-satisfaction; rejoicing; (female given name) Yoroko |
会心 see styles |
kaishin / かいしん | (n,vs,adj-no) congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; (place-name) Kaishin |
兩清 两清 see styles |
liǎng qīng / liang3 qing1 liang ch`ing / liang ching |
loan settled (business term); business complete to the satisfaction of both parties |
堪能 see styles |
kān néng / kan1 neng2 k`an neng / kan neng kannō / たんのう |
(ateji / phonetic) (noun or adjectival noun) (1) proficient; skillful; (noun/participle) (2) enjoying; satisfaction; satiation; having one's fill (of); (noun or adjectival noun) (1) proficient; skillful; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (Buddhist term) patience; perseverance; fortitude Ability to bear, or undertake; capable |
暗喜 see styles |
àn xǐ / an4 xi3 an hsi |
hidden smile; smirk; to rejoice covertly; secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans |
本望 see styles |
běn wàng / ben3 wang4 pen wang honmou / honmo / ほんもう |
(noun or adjectival noun) long-cherished ambition; satisfaction; (female given name) Motomi one's long-cherished desire |
満悦 see styles |
manetsu / まんえつ | (noun/participle) (usu. as ご満悦) great delight; great satisfaction; rapture |
満足 see styles |
michitari / みちたり | (adj-na,n,vs) (1) satisfaction; contentment; complacency; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) sufficient; enough; adequate; proper; (personal name) Michitari |
滿意 满意 see styles |
mǎn yì / man3 yi4 man i |
satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction |
滿足 满足 see styles |
mǎn zú / man3 zu2 man tsu manzoku / まんぞく |
to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content (out-dated kanji) (adj-na,n,vs) (1) satisfaction; contentment; complacency; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) sufficient; enough; adequate; proper Full, complete; fulfillment |
甘心 see styles |
gān xīn / gan1 xin1 kan hsin kanshin / かんしん |
to be willing to; to resign oneself to (noun/participle) satisfaction |
留飲 留饮 see styles |
liú yǐn / liu2 yin3 liu yin ryuuin / ryuin / りゅういん |
edema (accumulation of interstitial fluids in internal organs); dropsy (noun/participle) gloating; satisfaction |
自得 see styles |
zì dé / zi4 de2 tzu te jitoku / じとく |
contented; pleased with one's position (noun/participle) (1) self-satisfaction; self-complacency; complacency; (noun/participle) (2) understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); (noun/participle) (3) (See 自業自得・じごうじとく) being paid back for one's deeds; (given name) Jitoku |
自足 see styles |
zì zú / zi4 zu2 tzu tsu jisoku / じそく |
self-sufficient; satisfied with oneself (noun/participle) self-sufficiency; self-satisfaction |
ES see styles |
iiesu / iesu / イーエス | (1) (See エントリーシート) job application form; (2) employee satisfaction |
充足感 see styles |
juusokukan / jusokukan / じゅうそくかん | feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction |
思う儘 see styles |
omoumama / omomama / おもうまま | to one's heart's content or satisfaction |
満腹感 see styles |
manpukukan / まんぷくかん | feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach |
満足度 see styles |
manzokudo / まんぞくど | (degree of) satisfaction |
満足感 see styles |
manzokukan / まんぞくかん | feeling of satisfaction |
滿足感 满足感 see styles |
mǎn zú gǎn / man3 zu2 gan3 man tsu kan |
sense of satisfaction |
生死園 生死园 see styles |
shēng sǐ yuán / sheng1 si3 yuan2 sheng ssu yüan shōji en |
The garden of life-and-death. This mortal world in which the unenlightened find their satisfaction; garden of birth and death |
自己満 see styles |
jikoman;jikoman / じこまん;ジコマン | (abbreviation) (slang) (See 自己満足) self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency |
にんまり see styles |
ninmari / にんまり | (adv,adv-to,vs) with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction |
キタコレ see styles |
kitakore / キタコレ | (expression) (slang) (kana only) (expression of) satisfaction; achievement |
ジコマン see styles |
jikoman / ジコマン | (abbreviation) (slang) self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency |
三方よし see styles |
sanpouyoshi / sanpoyoshi / さんぽうよし sanbouyoshi / sanboyoshi / さんぼうよし | (expression) everybody doing well (e.g. purchaser, buyer and society); three-way satisfaction; all three parties doing well |
三方良し see styles |
sanpouyoshi / sanpoyoshi / さんぽうよし sanbouyoshi / sanboyoshi / さんぼうよし | (expression) everybody doing well (e.g. purchaser, buyer and society); three-way satisfaction; all three parties doing well |
代償満足 see styles |
daishoumanzoku / daishomanzoku / だいしょうまんぞく | vicarious satisfaction |
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