Japanese word

収まる

Pronunciation

Romajiosamaru

Meaning

  • verbfit

Example

この箱におもちゃが全部収まります。ko no bako ni o mo cha ga zen bu osa ma ri ma su

All the toys fit in this box.

Illustration for 収まる (fit)

More examples

参加者が増えても、費用は予算内に収まりました。san ka sha ga fu e te mo hi yō wa yo san nai ni osa ma ri ma shi ta

Even with more participants, the cost stayed within the budget.

Core concept

Describes something occupying a space without going beyond its boundaries, with the focus on the result of fitting inside.

Common phrases

  • 予算内に収まるyo san nai ni osa ma ru

    fit within the budget

  • 時間内に収まるji kan nai ni osa ma ru

    fit within the time limit

Similar words

入るhairu: To go into a space or be contained within it.
はまるhamaru: To fit tightly into a matching space or shape.

Definition in Japanese

容器や一定の範囲の中に、はみ出さずに入る。yō ki ya it tei no han i no naka ni ha mi da sa zu ni hai ru

Word origin

The native Japanese verb 収まる (osamaru) is the intransitive counterpart of 収める (osameru), meaning "to put something inside"; it describes something coming within a place or limit.

Usage tips

  • Unlike 入る (hairu), 収まる (osamaru) emphasizes that an object fits within the available space or limit, not merely that it enters.

Other meanings

  • stay within ___verb

Opposites

  • 超えるkoeruexceedverb

Related words

  • 収まりosamarifitnoun

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