済む (Sumu): to Feel at Ease

Meaning

English

to feel at ease
to merely result in something less severe than expected
to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone
to be sorry
to finish
to end
to be completed

Reading

Kana

すむ

Romaji

sumu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 6964 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

済ます

すます

to get along (without something)

済み

ずみ

arranged

済ませる

すませる

to finish

済まない

すまない

excuse me

済みません

すみません

thank you

済民

さいみん

relieving the sufferings of the people

相済む

あいすむ

to fulfill one's obligations

行かずに済む

いかずにすむ

to need not go

済州大学

さいしゅうだいがく

Cheju National University

済物浦条約

さいもっぽじょうやく

Japan–Korea Treaty of 1882

済州

ちぇじゅ

Jeju (special self-governing province and island in South Korea)

経済

けいざい

economy

Example Sentences

2

説明はそれで済む。

せつめいはそれですむ。

That explanation will do.

謝れば済む問題じゃない。

あやまればすむもんだいじゃない。

This isn't something that can be settled just by apologizing.