settlement, finish, complete
On'yomi (音読み)
- サイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- す.む
- す.ませる
About this kanji
The kanji 済, pronounced as さい in on'yomi and read as すむ or すませる in kun'yomi, primarily means settlement, finish, or complete. You will often find it in verbs and nouns related to finishing tasks. For example, 済む (すむ) means 'to finish' or 'to be completed,' while 済ませる (すませる) means 'to make something finished.' In addition, there's the compound 経済 (けいざい), which means 'economy,' referring to the system of production and consumption. Another noteworthy compound is 救済 (きゅうさい), meaning 'rescue,' emphasizing the completion of help in emergencies. A useful note is that 済 often conveys completeness in contexts involving tasks and obligations.
Built from
Example sentences
手続きを済ませてから出発した。
I left after finishing the procedure.
Meanings across languages
- English
- settlement, finish, complete
- Tiếng Việt
- hoàn thành, giải quyết
- 日本語
- 済む, 済ます
- 한국어
- 결정, 완료
- 中文
- 结算, 完成
- id
- penyelesaian, menyelesaikan
- th
- การตั้งถิ่นฐาน, การเสร็จสิ้น
- es
- liquidación, finalización
- fr
- règlement, fin
- de
- Abwicklung, Abschluss
- pt
- liquidação, finalização
Common compounds
- 経済けいざいeconomy, economics
- 済むすむto finish, to be settled
- 済ませるすませるto finish, to complete, to settle
- 救済きゅうさいrescue, aid
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