Japanese word

治まる

Pronunciation

Romajiosamaru

Meaning

  • verbsubside

Example

人々の怒りが治まります。hito bito no ika ri ga osa ma ri ma su

People's anger subsides.

Illustration for 治まる (subside)

More examples

薬を飲んだら、歯の痛みが治まりました。kusuri o no n da ra ha no ita mi ga osa ma ri ma shi ta

After I took the medicine, my toothache subsided.

Core concept

Shows a disturbance, feeling, or problem moving from an unsettled state to a calm and stable condition.

Common phrases

  • 痛みが治まるita mi ga osa ma ru

    pain subsides

  • 熱が治まるnetsu ga osa ma ru

    a fever subsides

  • 発作が治まるhos sa ga osa ma ru

    a seizure subsides

Similar words

収まるosamaru: To settle into a stable condition after being disturbed or displaced.
静まるshizumaru: To become quiet or calm after noise, movement, or emotional unrest.
鎮まるshizumaru: To become calm after anger, violence, or disorder has disturbed a situation.

Definition in Japanese

騒ぎや怒りなどが静まり、混乱した状態が落ち着く。sawa gi ya ika ri na do ga shizu ma ri kon ran shi ta jō tai ga o chi tsu ku

Word origin

治まる (osamaru) is the intransitive counterpart of the native verb 治む (osamu, "to calm or bring under control"), describing a condition that becomes orderly without a stated controller.

Usage tips

  • 治まる (osamaru) is commonly used for unrest, anger, or pain settling, while 収まる (osamaru) more often describes something fitting into a space or returning to its place.

Other meanings

  • be brought under controlverb
  • be settledverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 治まりosamarisettlingnoun

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