JLPT N3 · Verb

治める (osameru)

治める (おさめる, osameru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to rule; to govern”. 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

  1. to rule; to govern; to reign over; to administer; to manage (e.g. a household) · ichidan verb, transitive
  2. to subdue; to suppress; to quell; to settle (e.g. a dispute) · ichidan verb, transitive

Example sentences

王は自分の王国を公正に治めた。
The king ruled his kingdom justly.

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

Conjugation of 治める

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

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary治めるおさめる osameru
Polite (~masu)治めますおさめます osamemasu
Negative治めないおさめない osamenai
Polite negative治めませんおさめません osamemasen
Past治めたおさめた osameta
Polite past治めましたおさめました osamemashita
Negative past治めなかったおさめなかった osamenakatta
Te-form治めておさめて osamete
Potential治められるおさめられる osamerareru
Passive治められるおさめられる osamerareru
Causative治めさせるおさめさせる osamesaseru
Volitional治めようおさめよう osameyou
Imperative治めろおさめろ osamero
Conditional (~ba)治めればおさめれば osamereba

Kanji in 治める

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 治める.

Source: JMdict entry 1316830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.