漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 611 strokesRadical
On
サイ
Kun
す(む)
Meaning
to finish; settle; relieve

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 "water" plus 齊 "to be in order"; having crossed the river and done with it — hence "to finish, settle."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

サイ返済・救済・経済
すむ済む・使用済み
すます済ます

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 経済けいざい

    economy

  • 返済へんさい

    repayment

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

宿題が全部済んだ。

All my homework is finished.

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