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みちゅん【満ちゅん・充ちゅん・盈ちゅん】

michun

Pronunciation: [mit͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To be full; to be filled
  2. (Tide) To rise

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji満ちゅん
充ちゅん
盈ちゅん
Kanaみちゅん
Romanizationmichun
Pronunciation (IPA)[mit͡ɕuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan tu-type verb: michun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

michun

micchan

mitan

mitantan

ATT

michuru

miccharu

Progressive

PRED

micchoon

micchootan

miccheewuran

miccheewurantan

ATT

micchooru

micchootaru

Causative

PRED

mitasun

mitachan

mitasan

mitasantan

ATT

mitasuru

mitacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

mitariyun,
mitariin

mitaritan,
mitattan

mitariran,
mitaran

mitarirantan,
mitaratan

ATT

mitariyuru,
mitariiru

mitaritaru,
mitattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

mitasariyun,
mitasariin

mitasaritan

mitasariran

mitasarirantan

ATT

minasariyuru,
minasariiru

minasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

miccheen

miccheetan

miccheeneen

miccheeneentan

ATT

miccheeru

miccheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

micchoochun

micchoochan

miccheeukan

miccheeukantan

ATT

micchoochuru

micchoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

mit-

Dictionary

michun

Attributive or Adnominal

michuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

michu-

Adverbial

michi

Volitional-Presumptive

mita

Conjunctive

micchi

Representative

micchai

Imperative

miti,
mitee

Conditional

mitee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

michuru haji

So as to...

michuru gutu

Before...

michuru mee

While...

michuru qweeda, michuru-qweema

Purpose

michuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

micchi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

micchi-kwiin

Completive

micchi-neen

Concessive conditional

micchi-n

After...

micchi-kara

After...

micchi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

michi-busan

michi-busantan

michi-bushikoo neen,

michi-bushikoo neeran

michi-bushikoo neentan,

michi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

michi-busaru

michi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

michi-yassan

michi-yassantan

michi-yashikoo neen,

michi-yashikoo neeran

michi-yashikoo neentan,

michi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

michi-yassaru

michi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

michi-gurisan

michi-gurisantan

michi-gurikoo neen,

michi-gurikoo neeran

michi-gurikoo neentan,

michi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

michi-gurisaru

michi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

michi-misheen

michi-misheentan

michi-misooran

michi-misoorantan

ATT

michi-misheeru

michi-misheetaru,
michi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

michi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

michu-tan

Nominalizing

michu-shi

Concessive

michu-shiga

Cause-effect

michu-kutu

Prohibitive

michu-na

Provisional conditional

michu-raa

Questions

michu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

mitabiyun,
mitabiin

mitabitan

mitabiran

mitabirantan

ATT

mitabiyuru,
mitabiiru

mitabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

michumi

micchii

mitani

mitantii

Verb paradigms are based off several sources including, but not limited to:

  • Funatsu, Yoshiaki. (1988). 美しい沖縄の方言①. [Utsukushii Okinawa no kotoba 1]. ISBN4-905784-19-0.
  • Sakihara, Mitsugu. (2006). Okinawan-English Wordbook. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 0824831020.
  • Shizato, Rumiko and Iwasaki, Shoichi. (2024). Basic Okinawan: From Conversation to Grammar. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 9780824893651.

意味:みちる【満ちる・充ちる・盈ちる】、みつ【満つ・充つ】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 27). みちゅん【満ちゅん・充ちゅん・盈ちゅん】 : michun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8266/michun/.