# 納 — pay in; store

納 means “pay in; store”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ノウ (nou), ナ (na), ナッ (na). Kun'yomi: おさ(める) (osameru). You'll see it in words such as 納まる (osamaru, “to fit into; to be contained within”).

- Meaning: pay in; store
- On'yomi: ノウ (nou), ナ (na), ナッ (na)
- Kun'yomi: おさ(める) (osameru)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Money & trade 2

## How to remember 納

Parts: 糸 thread · 内 inside

## Words with 納

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 納まる | おさまる (osamaru) | to fit into; to be contained within |
| 納める | おさめる (osameru) | to put; to put away |

## Don't confuse it with

[紙](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/paper/) · [終](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/end/) · [細](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thin/) · [絶](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sever/)

## More in the “Money & trade 2” set

[納](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pay-in/) · [銭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/coin/) · [託](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/consign/) · [裕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ample/) · [賠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/indemnify/) · [賄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bribe/) · [酬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/repay/)

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