治める (おさめる, osameru) Japanese meaning: rule | Kotomora

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治める · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	治おさめる	治おさめない
Polite	治おさめます	治おさめません
Past polite	治おさめました	治おさめませんでした
Past	治おさめた	治おさめなかった
Te-form	治おさめて	治おさめないで
Desire	治おさめたい	治おさめたくない
Potential	治おさめられるalso 治おさめれる	治おさめられないalso 治おさめれない
Passive	治おさめられる	治おさめられない
Causative	治おさめさせる	治おさめさせない
Causative passive	治おさめさせられる	治おさめさせられない
Volitional	治おさめよう
Polite volitional	治おさめましょう
Imperative	治おさめろ	治おさめるな
Conditional	治おさめれば	治おさめなければ
Tara conditional	治おさめたら	治おさめなかったら

Pairs with治まる

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

rule; govern; administer; manage

Used for governing a country, region, or organization, as well as managing a household or affairs. Implies bringing order and stability.

Kanji

治reign, be at peace, calm down

Transitive / intransitive

治おさまるN1
治まる is the intransitive form describing a state of being governed or calmed, while 治める is the transitive act of bringing that about.

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統とう治ちN1sense 1
統治する is a more formal, often political/legal term for governing a nation or territory, while 治める is broader and can apply to smaller-scale management too.
静しずめるN2sense 2
鎮める focuses specifically on calming or suppressing unrest, pain, or emotion, while 治める covers a wider range including political rule.
支し配はいN3sense 1
支配する emphasizes control or dominance over something, sometimes with a negative connotation, whereas 治める emphasizes bringing order and stability.
司つかさどるN1
治める is the common verb for governing a region or people, while 司る carries a more elevated, ceremonial or official nuance.

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束たばねるN1
治める means to govern or rule (a region, organization) in an official sense, while 束ねる emphasizes drawing scattered people or things together under one control.
定さだめるN2
治める means 'to govern' or 'to rule' and is the modern word for bringing peace to a country, whereas 定める in this sense is literary.

Opposites

乱みだすN1sense 1
乱す means to throw into disorder or disturb, the opposite of 治める's sense of bringing order and stability.

Politeness

知しらす
治める is the plain verb 'to govern/rule', and 知らす is its honorific (sonkeigo) equivalent used for a sovereign's reign.

Don't confuse with

収おさめるN3
収める is a homophone meaning to put away, obtain, or achieve (a result), unlike 治める which means to govern or subdue.
修おさめるN1
修める is a homophone meaning to study, master, or conduct oneself well, unlike 治める which means to govern or subdue.
納おさめ
治める (to govern, to rule) is one of several おさめる verbs learners confuse with the root of 納め, which instead means 'the last instance of' an activity.

Etymology

The verb 治める is derived from the classical Japanese verb 治む (osamu), which shares the root with 治まる (osamaru, intransitive). The kanji 治 carries meanings of 'govern', 'regulate', and 'cure', reflecting the sense of bringing order.

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