納
納·pay, store, accept
- On-yomi
- ノウナッナナントウ
- Kun-yomi
- おさ(める)おさ(まる)
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 納税 | のうぜい | tax payment |
| 納得 | なっとく | understanding, consent |
| 納める | おさめる | to pay in, to deliver, to put away |
| 収納 | しゅうのう | storage, putting away |
Example sentences
その説明では納得できない。
そのせつめいではなっとくできない。
That explanation doesn't satisfy me.
期限までに税金を納めてください。
きげんまでにぜいきんをおさめてください。
Please pay your taxes by the deadline.
この部屋は収納が少ないのが難点だ。
このへやはしゅうのうがすくないのがなんてんだ。
The drawback of this room is the lack of storage.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 納得 as のうとく — this word uses the ナッ reading, なっとく
- Mixing 納める (pay in, deliver) with 収める (obtain, achieve) and 治める (govern) — all read おさめる
Memory aid
Picture it
Thread and cloth (糸) brought inside (内) the storehouse — goods delivered, dues paid.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 納入のうにゅうdelivery (of goods), payment
- ご笑納ごしょうのうkindly accepting (a gift, humble)
- 滞納たいのうdefault, falling into arrears
- 納付のうふpayment (of taxes/fees)
- 納品のうひんdelivery of goods
- 納まるおさまるto fit into; to settle into (a place or post); to be paid in; to be delivered
- 収納しゅうのうstorage
- 納得するなっとくするto be convinced
- 納得なっとくbeing convinced, understanding and accepting, consent
- 納税のうぜいpayment of taxes
- 納期のうきdelivery date, deadline for delivery
- 納品するのうひんするto deliver (goods)
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