治める

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
おさ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Cognate with Japanese  (おさ)める (osameru).

Verb

治める (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana おさめる, rōmaji osameru, historical hiragana をさめる)

Japanese verb pair
active 治める
mediopassive 治まる
  1. dominate, rule, govern
    部下を治める
    dominate subordinates
    都市を治める
    rule a city
  2. tranquilize, pacify
    川を治める
    tranquilize a river
  3. suppress

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