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済
finish · complete · settle (debt) · relieve
N3On: さい、せいKun: すむ、すます
Memory Aid
'Sai' — I SIGH in relief because the task is FINISHED.
'Sumu' — When you SUM up all the work, it's FINISHED.
Vocabulary
済むすむto finish, to be completed
済ますすますto finish, to get by, to conclude
経済けいざいeconomy
返済へんさいrepayment
済ませるすませるto finish, to get done (causative)
Example Sentences
仕事が終わって、やっと済んだ。
The work is over, and it's finally finished.
宿題を早く済ませよう。
Let's finish the homework quickly.
日本の経済は安定している。
Japan's economy is stable.
借金を全額返済した。
I repaid the entire debt.