JLPT N3 · Verb

納める (osameru)

納める (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 pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to supply · ichidan verb, transitive
to accept (a gift or money) · ichidan verb, transitive
to keep (within a limit) · ichidan verb, transitive
to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.); to dedicate · ichidan verb, transitive

Example sentences

書類は全部テープでくくられて金庫におさめられた。

All the papers were taped up and kept in the safe.

Tatoeba #147399

資産家は高額の所得税を納めなければならない。

A man of wealth has to pay a lot of income tax.

Tatoeba #150990

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

Conjugation of 納める

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

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

Kanji in 納める

納

settlement, obtain, reapノウ・ナッ・おさ.める・-おさ.める · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 納める.

納得なっとくconsent納入のうにゅうpayment (of taxes, fees, etc.)滞納たいのうfalling behind (with a payment)納まるおさまる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.