Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to finish, to make an end of, to get through with, to let end.
  2. to make do (with), to manage (with).
  3. to resolve, to settle, to bring to a conclusion.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
済ませる すませる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish
す.む サイ -ずみ (6th, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
adjusted, alike, equal
セイ サイ そろ.う (9th, N1)
alike(齊) variant
sentence, literature, style
ブン モン も (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)