I Love Kanji納まる (osamaru)
納まる (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 delivered; to be paid (e.g. taxes) · godan verb, intransitive
- to be satisfied (e.g. with an answer); to consent; to agree · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 納まる
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 | 納まる | おさまる osamaru |
| Polite (~masu) | 納まります | おさまります osamarimasu |
| Negative | 納まらない | おさまらない osamaranai |
| Polite negative | 納まりません | おさまりません osamarimasen |
| Past | 納まった | おさまった osamatta |
| Polite past | 納まりました | おさまりました osamarimashita |
| Negative past | 納まらなかった | おさまらなかった osamaranakatta |
| Te-form | 納まって | おさまって osamatte |
| Potential | 納まれる | おさまれる osamareru |
| Passive | 納まられる | おさまられる osamarareru |
| Causative | 納まらせる | おさまらせる osamaraseru |
| Volitional | 納まろう | おさまろう osamarou |
| Imperative | 納まれ | おさまれ osamare |
| Conditional (~ba) | 納まれば | おさまれば osamareba |
Kanji in 納まる
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 納まる.
納得なっとくconsent納めるおさめるto put (into)納入のうにゅうpayment (of taxes, fees, etc.)滞納たいのうfalling behind (with a payment)
Source: JMdict entry 1330490 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.