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済

Kanji 済: meaning "finish, settle", readings, stroke order

The kanji 済 means "finish, settle". On'yomi: サイ; kun'yomi: すむ、すます. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
finish, settle
On'yomi
サイ
Kun'yomi
すむすます
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
濟 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 済

  • 経済 けいざい — Economy
  • 済ませる すませる — to be finished
  • ～済 ～ずみ — finished
  • 救済 きゅうさい — relief, aid, rescue
  • 済ます すます — to finish; to settle; to do without
  • 返済 へんさい — repayment

Stroke order · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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