11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N3
settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not
Kun'yomi
す む to finish ②to merely result in something less severe than expected ③to feel at ease ④to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone -ず み す ま な い inexcusable ②sorry ③excuse me す ま す to finish ②to settle ③to get along (without something) -す ます -ずみ すく う な す わたし わた る
On'yomi
サイ セイ
Nanori
すむ なり わたる
Main Radical
水(KanXi)
Reading Commonality
| すむ-ずみすまないすます-すます | 86.7% |
| サイ | 12.5% |
| -ずみ | 0.7% |
| なす | 0.1% |
Character Breakdown
settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish
す.む サイ -ずみ (6th, N3)
Common Words
to finish ②to merely result in something less severe than expected ③to feel at ease ④to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone
References
| Unicode hex code | 6E08 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-26-49 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2597 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3197 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 522 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 634 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 383 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 478 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1731 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1868 |
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| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 17749 |
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| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 549 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 558 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 792 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 693 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 881 |
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| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 516 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1208 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1747 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3a8.30 |
| Four corner code | 3012.4 |
| De Roo Code | 354 |