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収まる · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	収おさまる	収おさまらない
Polite	収おさまります	収おさまりません
Past polite	収おさまりました	収おさまりませんでした
Past	収おさまった	収おさまらなかった
Te-form	収おさまって	収おさまらないで
Desire	収おさまりたい	収おさまりたくない
Potential	収おさまれる	収おさまれない
Passive	収おさまられる	収おさまられない
Causative	収おさまらせる	収おさまらせない
Causative passive	収おさまらせられるalso 収おさまらされる	収おさまらせられないalso 収おさまらされない
Volitional	収おさまろう
Polite volitional	収おさまりましょう
Imperative	収おさまれ	収おさまるな
Conditional	収おさまれば	収おさまらなければ
Tara conditional	収おさまったら	収おさまらなかったら

Pairs with収める

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

fit into; be contained within; fall within

Describes something physically fitting into a container, or abstractly falling within a range, category, or budget.

この本ほんは箱はこにきれいに収おさまる。
This book fits neatly into the box.
費ひ用ようは予よ算さん内ないに収おさまった。
The expenses fell within the budget.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

settle down; be installed; be returned to place

Used when something or someone settles into a proper place, position, or state, often after movement or change.

新あたらしい家いえに引ひっ越こして、ようやく生せい活かつが収おさまった。
After moving to the new house, life finally settled down.
盗ぬすまれた絵えが元もとの場ば所しょに収おさまった。
The stolen painting was returned to its original place.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

settle into a position; take up a post; occupy a role

Only when written 納まる

Often written 納まる. Refers to a person settling into a job, role, or social position.

彼かれは新あたらしい部ぶ署しょに納おさまった。
He settled into his new department.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be delivered; be paid

Only when written 納まる

Restricted to 納まる. Used for taxes, payments, or goods being properly delivered or paid.

税ぜい金きんが無ぶ事じに納おさまった。
The taxes were paid without issue.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be settled; subside; calm down; abate

Only when written 収まる

Restricted to 収まる. Used for disputes, conflicts, wind, or emotions coming to an end or calming down. Cross-referenced with 治まる.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が〈場ば所しょ〉に収おさまるfor something to fit neatly into a place
大おおきな本ほん棚だなが部屋へやにぴったり収おさまった。
The big bookshelf fit perfectly into the room.
〈人ひと〉が〈場ば所しょ〉に収おさまるfor someone to settle into a post or position
彼かれは新あたらしい会かい社しゃで部ぶ長ちょうの座ざに収おさまった。
He settled into the position of department head at the new company.
〈事こと〉が収おさまるfor a conflict or disturbance to calm down
二人ふたりの争あらそいはようやく収おさまった。
The dispute between the two finally settled down.
気きが収おさまるto be emotionally satisfied or calmed down
説せつ明めいを聞きいて気きが収おさまった。
Hearing the explanation calmed me down.
〈物もの〉が〈数かず〉に収おさまるfor something to fall within a range or budget
費ひ用ようは予よ算さん内ないに収おさまった。
The costs stayed within the budget.

Expressions

丸まるく収おさまるsettle peacefully; be resolved amicably; come to a harmonious conclusion
元もとの鞘さやに収おさまるbury the hatchet; make up; be reconciled; get back together
八はっ方ぽう丸まるく収おさまるend amicably for everyone; settled without hard feelings
収おさまりがつかないgetting nowhere; out of hand; uncontrollable; unresolved

Kanji

収income, obtain, reap
納settlement, obtain, reap

Transitive / intransitive

収おさめるN3
収める is the transitive verb meaning to put something into a place or achieve a result, while 収まる is the intransitive result of that action.

Related words

治おさまるN1sense 5
治まる is used narrowly for pain, turmoil, or natural disturbances calming down, whereas 収まる covers this meaning too but also fitting into containers and settling into roles.
止やむN4
止む describes something coming to a complete stop, while 収まる suggests a gradual subsiding or calming down that may not be total.
入はいるN5
収まる emphasizes fitting or settling neatly within limits or a container, while 入る simply says something goes in or fits without that nuance of neatness.
落おち着つくN3
収まる focuses on a situation being resolved or contained, whereas 落ち着く emphasizes reaching a calm, stable state.
静しずまるN2
収まる suggests something (a storm, anger, a dispute) coming to a settled end, whereas 静まる emphasizes the quieting or lessening of sound or intensity.

Opposites

あふれるN3sense 1
溢れる means to overflow or spill out of a space, the opposite of 収まる meaning to fit neatly within it.
はみ出だすN1
収まる means something fits neatly within a boundary or limit, the opposite of はみ出す, which means it spills or sticks out beyond it.
募つのるN1
収まる means a feeling or condition subsides and calms down, the opposite of 募る, where it grows stronger and more intense.
食はみ出でるN1
収まる means something fits neatly within its boundary, the opposite of 食み出る, where part of it sticks out beyond that boundary.

Don't confuse with

治おさまるN1
収まる means to fit into or be settled within a place or container, while 治まる means to calm down or return to peace, not physical fitting.

Word family

収おさまり
conclusion; settlement; resolution · fitting in; balance; harmony

Written forms

収おさまるUsage42%
Standard kanji for fitting into a container, falling within a range, settling, and calming down.
おさまるUsage47%
納おさまるUsage11%
Used especially for settling into a position, taking up a post, or delivery/payment being completed.
収おさまるUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not used in modern writing.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 治まる/収まる, with the core meaning of 'to become contained or settled'. The kanji 収 implies receiving or storing, while 納 implies offering or delivering. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.