I Love Kanji収める (osameru)
収める (おさめる, osameru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to put (into); to put away (in)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- おさめる
- Romaji
- osameru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to put (into); to put away (in); to put back (in); to keep (in); to store (in) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to publish (in); to capture (on film) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to get; to gain; to win · ichidan verb, transitive
- to accept (a gift or money) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to keep (within a limit) · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 収める
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 収める | おさめる osameru |
| Polite (~masu) | 収めます | おさめます osamemasu |
| Negative | 収めない | おさめない osamenai |
| Polite negative | 収めません | おさめません osamemasen |
| Past | 収めた | おさめた osameta |
| Polite past | 収めました | おさめました osamemashita |
| Negative past | 収めなかった | おさめなかった osamenakatta |
| Te-form | 収めて | おさめて osamete |
| Potential | 収められる | おさめられる osamerareru |
| Passive | 収められる | おさめられる osamerareru |
| Causative | 収めさせる | おさめさせる osamesaseru |
| Volitional | 収めよう | おさめよう osameyou |
| Imperative | 収めろ | おさめろ osamero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 収めれば | おさめれば osamereba |
Kanji in 収める
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 収める.
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収まるおさまるto fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.)
Source: JMdict entry 1589090 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.