済 – settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish

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The kanji 済 means settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is サイ、セイ (sai, sei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is 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 (sumu, zumi, zumi, sumanai, sumasu, sumasu, sukuu, nasu, watashi, wataru). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	サイ	sai
On’yomi	セイ	sei
Kun’yomi	す.む	sumu
Kun’yomi	-ず.み	zumi
Kun’yomi	-ずみ	zumi
Kun’yomi	す.まない	sumanai
Kun’yomi	す.ます	sumasu
Kun’yomi	-す.ます	sumasu
Kun’yomi	すく.う	sukuu
Kun’yomi	な.す	nasu
Kun’yomi	わたし	watashi
Kun’yomi	わた.る	wataru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: ｜・ノ・汁・文・廾・斉.

Words using 済

経済けいざいeconomy済むすむto finish済ませるすませるto finish済ずみarranged救済きゅうさいrelief返済へんさいrepayment済ますすますto finish

Example sentences

アメリカはサービス経済の国だ。

The U.S. is a service economy.

Tatoeba #230179

１０時ちょっと前に仕事が済んだ。

We got through the work just before ten.

Tatoeba #236052

しかし彼に大きなけがはなく、軽い打撲傷で済んだ。

However he wasn't seriously hurt and got away with light bruising.

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Kanji with the same radical

決法治派活海求水減演流沢消準渡深

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