収おさめる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

put into; put away; store

Physical use: putting something into a proper place, container, storage space, or back where it belongs. 収める is the broad learner-safe spelling; 納める is also used in some set contexts such as a sword in its sheath.

• 読よみ終おえた本ほんを棚たなに収おさめた。

  I put the book I had finished reading back on the shelf.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

include; publish in; capture on film

Only when written 収める

Used for including a work or item in a book, collection, catalogue, recording, image, or frame. This sense is written 収める.

• この短たん編ぺんは新あたらしい作さく品ひん集しゅうに収おさめられている。

  This short story is included in the new collection.

• 決けっ定てい的てきな瞬しゅん間かんをカメラに収おさめた。

  I captured the decisive moment on camera.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

achieve; gain; win; make a profit

Only when written 収める

Used with outcomes such as 成功, 成果, 優勝, 勝利, and 利益. This sense is written 収める.

• チームは大たい会かいで優ゆう勝しょうを収おさめた。

  The team won the tournament.

• 新あたらしい事じ業ぎょうは初しょ年ねん度どから利り益えきを収おさめた。

  The new business made a profit from its first year.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

pay; pay in

Only when written 納める

Used for paying money that is due, especially taxes, fees, tuition, dues, and similar obligations. This sense is written 納める.

• 毎まい年とし、期き限げんまでに税ぜい金きんを納おさめる。

  I pay my taxes by the deadline every year.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

deliver; supply

Only when written 納める

Commercial or official use for delivering goods or supplying items to a customer, organization, or designated place. This sense is written 納める.

• 工こう場じょうは部ぶ品ひんを取とり引ひき先さきに納おさめている。

  The factory supplies parts to its business partners.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

accept; receive formally

Only when written 納める

Most often seen in polite formulas such as お納めください when asking someone to accept a gift, payment, or offering.

• つまらない物ものですが、どうぞお納おさめください。

  It's only a small gift, but please accept it.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

keep within a limit; fit within

Used with limits such as budgets, time, space, size, or a numerical range. 収める is especially common for this sense, though 納める may also be seen.

• 費ひ用ようを十じゅう万まん円えん以い内ないに収おさめたい。

  I want to keep the cost within 100,000 yen.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

offer; dedicate

Only when written 納める

Religious or ceremonial use for presenting something to a shrine, deity, temple, or sacred place. 納める is the normal spelling in this context.

• 神じん社じゃに絵え馬まを納おさめた。

  I dedicated an ema plaque at the shrine.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

subdue; suppress; settle

Used for bringing a disturbance, conflict, emotion, or unstable situation under control. 収める is common; 治める overlaps for 'settle' or 'pacify' in some contexts.

See also: 治める

• 警けい察さつはすぐに騒さわぎを収おさめた。

  The police quickly brought the disturbance under control.

• 彼かれは深しん呼こ吸きゅうして怒いかりを収おさめた。

  He took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.

ichidan verb, transitive verb, suffix

finish; conclude; wind up

Only when written 納める

Written 納める. As an independent verb it can mean to bring work or an activity to a close; as a suffix after a verb stem, it often marks the final performance of that action for a period or occasion.

• 今年ことしの仕し事ごとは今日きょうで納おさめる。

  I'll wrap up this year's work today.

• 今年ことしはこの曲きょくで歌うたい納おさめることにした。

  I decided to make this song my last one to sing this year.