JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 済: "settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden)"
The kanji 済 means "settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read サイ, セイ in on'yomi and す.む, -ず.み, -ずみ, す.まない, す.ます in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サイセイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
す.む-ず.み-ずみす.まないす.ます
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 168 of 2,501 |
Common words with 済
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 済むto finish; to end; to be completed; to be resolved · to have a result less severe than expected
- 済みarranged; taken care of; settled; completed
- 気が済むto be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
- 経済economy; economics · finance; (one's) finances; financial circumstances
- 済ますto finish; to get it over with; to conclude · to settle; to pay back
- 経済的economic; financial · economical; thrifty; frugal
- 救済relief; aid; help; rescue · (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
- 返済repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
- 用済みhaving served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
- 経済力economic strength; economic power; economic might
- ただで済むto get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
- 済まなそうsorry; apologetic; remorseful
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