Japanese

Verb

済む ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 濟む, intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana すむ, romaji sumu)

1. finish, be complete
2. do with, manage with
3. get off, incur minor consequences, settle
   • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan:

     たしか罰金 (ばっきん)を出 (だ)して済 (す)んだようである。

     Tashika bakkin o dashite sunda yō de aru.

     I believe the affair was settled on our paying for the damage.

4. (in negative) be sorry

Derived terms

• すみません

Conjugation