済 Kanji – settle (debt
The Japanese kanji 済 can mean settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not.
Meaning and Readings
How is 済 read?
済 has the onyomi readings サイ, セイ and the kunyomi readings 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.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sai, sei, sumu, zumi, sumanai, sumasu, sukuu, nasu, watashi, wataru.
Common Japanese Words Using 済
These common Japanese words contain 済. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 救済（きゅうさい） — relief, aid, help, rescue
- 共済（きょうさい） — mutual aid
- 経済（けいざい） — economy, economics
- 経済界（けいざいかい） — economic world, financial circles, business community
- 経済学（けいざいがく） — economics
- 経済企画庁（けいざいきかくちょう） — Economic Planning Agency (defunct as of 2001)
- 決済（けっさい） — settlement (of an account), liquidation of debts, payment
- 済ます（すます） — to finish, to get it over with, to conclude
- 済ませる（すませる） — to finish, to make an end of, to get through with, to let end
- 済みません（すみません） — excuse me, pardon me, I'm sorry, I beg your pardon