済む

Meanings

1. to finish; to end; to be completed; to be resolved
2. to have a result less severe than expected
3. to feel at ease
4. to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

Part of speech: godan verb (む), intransitive

Kanji

• 済

  Meanings

  settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end

  On reading

  サイ、セイ

  Kun reading

  す.む、-ず.み、-ずみ、す.まない、す.ます、-す.ます

  Strokes

  11

Example sentences

• １０時ちょっと前に仕事が済んだ。

  We got through the work just before ten.

  Tatoeba #236052 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 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.

  Tatoeba #74950 · CC BY 2.0 FR