JLPT N1 · Verb

収まる (osamaru)

収まる (おさまる, osamaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おさまる
Romaji: osamaru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to fall within (e.g. a budget) · godan verb, intransitive
to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to be returned (to one's original position) · godan verb, intransitive
to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to occupy (a role) · godan verb, intransitive · esp. 納まる
to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.); to be sorted; to subside (e.g. wind); to calm down; to abate · godan verb, intransitive
to be satisfied (e.g. with an answer); to consent; to agree · godan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

彼は外務大臣に収まった。

He was established as Foreign Minister.

Tatoeba #108932

最後にはうまく収まるだろう。

It'll come right in the end.

Tatoeba #170580

凝った彫刻のしてある鞘に収まった長剣。

A longsword sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.

Tatoeba #74838

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 収まる

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	収まる	おさまる osamaru
Polite (~masu)	収まります	おさまります osamarimasu
Negative	収まらない	おさまらない osamaranai
Polite negative	収まりません	おさまりません osamarimasen
Past	収まった	おさまった osamatta
Polite past	収まりました	おさまりました osamarimashita
Negative past	収まらなかった	おさまらなかった osamaranakatta
Te-form	収まって	おさまって osamatte
Potential	収まれる	おさまれる osamareru
Passive	収まられる	おさまられる osamarareru
Causative	収まらせる	おさまらせる osamaraseru
Volitional	収まろう	おさまろう osamarou
Imperative	収まれ	おさまれ osamare
Conditional (~ba)	収まれば	おさまれば osamareba

Kanji in 収まる

収

income, obtain, reapシュウ・おさ.める・おさ.まる · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 収まる.

収穫しゅうかくharvest収入しゅうにゅうincome吸収きゅうしゅうabsorption収めるおさめるto put (into)領収りょうしゅうreceipt (of money)回収かいしゅうcollection徴収ちょうしゅうcollection (of fees, taxes, etc.)収益しゅうえきearnings収支しゅうしincome and expenditure収集しゅうしゅうcollecting収容しゅうようaccommodation没収ぼっしゅうseizure

Source: JMdict entry 1330490 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.