Memory phrase for the Kanji: 済


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Meaning

finish, end, settle (i.e. a dispute)

Pronunciation

SAI, SEI
sumu/masu

Explanation

Left: water , right: equal (For writing a text you need a sheet with lines to make it equal/uniform.)

Mnemonic

With water or the like you can bring things to an end. (just rinse it away)

Radicals

waterThe radical sanzui is a short form of water
equal, similar
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Vocabulary

 経済  けいざい  economics, business, finance, economy
 救済  きゅうさい  relief, aid, rescue, salvation, help
 済ます  すます  to finish, to get it over with, to settle, to pay back
 済ませる  すませる  to be finished
 済む  すむ  to finish, to end, to be completed
 返済  へんさい  repayment


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