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済 means 'finish'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 337   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-8    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: 22    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 12 words   Used in 278 words   Used in 255 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   サイ
Kun
   すむ to be finished   すます to be through with
Additional readings
On    セイ
Kun    -ずみ   -ずみ   すまない   すくう   なす   わたし   わたる
Name    すむ   なり   わたる
Variants
济 (Chinese)   濟 (kyujitai)  
Components
⿰  氵 (水) water  斉 equal  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 済 is used 7 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 済 is used 271 times, read 4 ways (with 2 variations).
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サイ (read as ざい) : 166 words FIND ALL
け い ざ い 1
economics; business; finance; economy
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サイ : 43 words FIND ALL
へ ん さ い 0
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
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すむ (read as ず) : 28 words FIND ALL
noun
settled; paid
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すむ : 27 words FIND ALL
す む 1
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to finish; to end; to be completed
2. to merely result in something less severe than expected
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-ずみ (read as ずみ) : 6 words FIND ALL
け ん て い ず み 0
authorized; approved
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なす : 1 word FIND ALL
な し く ず し 0
noun
1. paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation)
2. gradual reduction; little by little
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An additional す.ます less common words include 済 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 881 (originally: 871)  Joy o' Kanji : 871  Key to Kanji: 371 

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済
サイ   finish   すむ to be finished   すます to be through with   
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斉
セイ    equal   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
丨
stick   
文
ブン   モン    literature   ふみ a letter   
氵
スイ   みず water   
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