Vocabulary

What does 治まる (おさまる, osamaru) mean?

治まる (おさまる, osamaru) means to calm down, to be brought under control; to be at peace.

Quick facts
Readingおさまる
Romajiosamaru
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
おさまる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonosamaru

to calm down, to be brought under control; to be at peace

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to cool off
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to be at peace; to be governed well
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated; to get better

Example sentences

  • After taking the medicine, the pain subsided.

  • The domestic turmoil has finally begun to settle down.

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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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