Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N3

168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not

Kunyomi: す.む -ず.み -ずみ す.まない す.ます -す.ます すく.う な.す わたし わた.る

Onyomi: サイ セイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: さんずい

Meaning: water

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

的な(けいざいてきな)   economical

(けいざい)   economy

する(へんさいする)   repay

する(きゅうさいする)   rescue

む(すむ)   get done [v.i.]

ませる(すませる)   finish [v.t.]

支払いみ(しはらいずみ)   paid

Onyomi Examples

チェジュ Jeju (special self-governing province and island in South Korea)

サイセイ saving the world, promoting national welfare

ケッサイ settlement, payment of account

ベンサイ repayment, settlement (of a debt), paying off, reimbursement (of expenses)

サイセイ saving the world, promoting national welfare

セイビ achieving virtue

Kunyomi Examples

すむ to finish, to end, to be completed, to merely result in something less severe than expected, to feel at ease, to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone, to be sorry

まない すまない inexcusable, unjustifiable, unpardonable, sorry, remorseful, apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite, excuse me, (I'm) sorry, thank you

ます すます to finish, to get it over with, to conclude, to settle, to pay back, to get along (without something), to make do with (without)