Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 済む(すむ) in Japanese

済む, 濟む
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
すむ
Romaji
sumu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to finish; to end; to be completed
    Example sentence
    近隣の家は壊れたが、自宅は少しの修繕費ですんだ。 The neighbouring house was destroyed, but mine survived just a bit of cost for repair.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to merely result in something less severe than expected
    Example sentence
    しかし彼に大きなけがはなく、軽い打撲傷で済んだ。 However he wasn't seriously hurt and got away with light bruising.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to feel at ease
    Example sentence
    旅行の準備は済みましたか。 Have you made all the arrangements for your trip?
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
    Example sentence
    予約の確認はすみました。 Your reservation is reconfirmed.

Examples of 済む, 濟む, すむ in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
済む
Plain Polite
済みます
Negative
済まない
Negative Polite
済みません

Past

Plain
済んだ
Plain Polite
済みました
Negative
済まなかった
Negative Polite
済みませんでした

Te

Plain
済んで
Plain Polite
済みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
済まれる
Plain Polite
済まれます
Negative
済まれない
Negative Polite
済まれません
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Kanji in this word

済 JLPT 3

11 strokes

finish, come to an end, excusable, need not

On'Yomi: サイ, セイ

Kun'Yomi: す.む, -ず.み, -ずみ, す.まない, す.ます, -す.ます, すく.う, な.す, わたし, わた.る

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濟

17 strokes

to help, aid, relieve, to ferry, cross

On'Yomi: サイ, セイ

Kun'Yomi: す.む, す.ます, すく.う, な.す, わた.す, わた.る

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