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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

済む

濟む

Reading

Kana: すむ
Romaji: sumu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5m
vi
1

to finish; to end; to be completed

2

to merely result in something less severe than expected

3

to feel at ease

4

to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

Note: in the negative
See also: すみません

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 セイ、 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
Meanings: finish, come to an end, excusable, need not
Readings: サイ、 セイ、 す.む、 す.ます、 すく.う、 な.す、 わた.す、 わた.る
Meanings: to help, aid, relieve, to ferry, cross

Example Sentences

もう()んだことだ。
➥The matter was settled.
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おやもう()んだの。
➥Have you finished it already?
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朝食(ちょうしょく)はおすみですか。
➥Are you through with your breakfast?
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もうお()みですか。
➥Have you finished?
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試験(しけん)(すべ)()んだ。
➥All the exams are now behind us.
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すんだことは(みず)(なが)せ。
➥Let bygones be bygones.
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