Kanji Database
English
済

済 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. すくう。
  2. なす。
  3. わたる。わたす。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「濟」の略体（「齊」→「斉」の類推）。「濟」については濟#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • サイElem.
  • セイ
Kun (native)
  • す(む)Elem.
  • 〜ず(み)
  • 〜ずみ
  • す(まない)
  • す(ます)Elem.
  • 〜す(ます)Elem.
  • すく(う)
  • な(す)
  • わたし
  • わた(る)
Nanori (used in names)
  • すむ
  • なり
  • わたる
Other languages
  • 拼音ji4
  • 한글je
  • Hán-ViệtTế
  • Hán-ViệtTề

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
水(みず)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+6E08

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰氵斉

Words using this kanji

  • 済ますすますto finish, to get it over with, to conclude, to settle
  • 済むすむすむを参照。to finish, to end, to be completed, to be resolved
  • 済ませるすませるto finish, to make an end of, to get through with, to let end
  • 済まないすまないinexcusable, unjustifiable, unpardonable, sorry
  • 済みませんすみませんexcuse me, pardon me, I'm sorry, I beg your pardon
  • 済みずみ「すみ」参照。arranged, taken care of, settled, completed
  • 済度さいど仏が衆生を悩みや迷いから救い、彼岸へ導くこと。 困難などから救うこと。redemption, salvation
  • 済民さいみん民を苦しみから救済すること。relieving the sufferings of the people
  • 済印すみいん"completed" (rubber) stamp
  • 済世さいせい世の中を救うこと。saving the world, promoting national welfare
  • 済美せいび先人の業績を受け継ぐこと。achieving virtue
  • 済州チェジュJeju (special self-governing province and island in South Korea)
  • 済南さいなんJinan (China)
  • 済すなすto settle (a debt or matter), to pay back (money or goods), to fulfill one's obligation of payment, to pay in full
  • 済美さいび先人の業績を受け継ぐこと。Saibi
  • 済まぬすまぬexcuse me, I'm sorry
  • 済州大学さいしゅうだいがくCheju National University
  • 済まなそうすまなそうsorry, apologetic, remorseful
  • 済物浦条約さいもっぽじょうやくJapan-Korea Treaty of 1882, Treaty of Chemulpo

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(424 results)

Similar-looking kanji

Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.

Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-8
Four Corner
3012.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3a8.30
Heisig
1868
Nelson
2597