Vocabulary

What does 収める (おさめる, osameru) mean?

収める (おさめる, osameru) means to put away, to store; to achieve.

Quick facts
Readingおさめる
Romajiosameru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
おさめる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonosameru

to put away, to store; to achieve

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to put (into); to put away (in); to put back (in)
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to publish (in)
  3. 3ichidan verb · transitive to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to get
  4. 4ichidan verb · transitive to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to supply
  5. 5ichidan verb · transitive to accept (a gift or money)

Example sentences

  • I put the money away in the safe.

  • I achieved good results at the competition.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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