済 Kanji for settle (debt, etc.)

N3–N2Grade 611 strokes

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

Kun: 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
On: サイ、セイ

済 is the Japanese kanji for settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not. It is written with 11 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is す.む、-ず.み、-ずみ and its on reading is サイ、セイ.

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Words with 済

済すむto finish, to end, to be completed
済すますto finish, to get it over with, to conclude
済ずみarranged, taken care of, settled
経けい済ざいeconomy, economics
救きゅう済さいrelief, aid, help
返へん済さいrepayment, reimbursement, refund

Practice 済 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.