Moji Ninja

済 — settle; finish

済 means “settle; finish”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: サイ (sai), セイ (sei). Kun'yomi: す(む) (sumu). You'll see it in words such as 済ます (sumasu, “to finish; to get it over with”).

済
Stroke order of 済
Meaning
settle; finish
On'yomi
サイ (sai), セイ (sei)
Kun'yomi
す(む) (sumu)
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N3 · set Money & trade 1

How to remember 済

Water (氵) made level, all together (斉): the debt is settled.

Sounds like 斉: both read セイ.

Parts: 氵 water · 斉 all together

Words with 済

WordReadingMeaning
済ますすます sumasu kunto finish; to get it over with
済むすむ sumu kunto finish; to end
済ませるすませる sumaseru kunto finish; to make an end of

Don't confuse it with

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