Word details
済ます
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 済ます.
Dictionary
Entry
1
to finish; to get it over with; to conclude
Examples
７時までに彼女は夕食を済ましてしまっているだろう。
By 7:00 she will have eaten dinner.
2
to settle; to pay back
Examples
電話で済まそうと思いました。
I thought I could settle it by phone.
3
Often with で
to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
済
settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not
11 strokesFrequency 168JLPT N2Grade 6
On
サイセイ
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
Nanori
すむなりわたる
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