The kanji 納: meaning, readings and stroke order

納

Meaning: pay, put away
On reading: ノウ nou、ナッ* na、ナ* na、ナン* nan、トウ* tou
Kun reading: おさ（める） osameru、おさ（まる） osamaru
Strokes: 10
Radical: 糸 silk
Level: Level 6 · grade 6

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nộp, cất vào (nạp)
Japanese: おさめる。しまう。
Korean: 내다, 넣어 두다 (납)
Chinese: 缴纳、收进 (纳)

Readings, words and example sentences

ノウ nou · on reading

納のう品ひん
delivering goods
明日工場に 納のう品ひんします。
We will deliver the goods to the factory tomorrow.

おさ（める） osameru · kun reading

納おさめる
to pay (taxes), to put away
国に税金を 納おさめます。
People pay taxes to the country.

おさ（まる） osamaru · kun reading · less common

納おさまる
to fit (into), to be put away
道具が箱にちょうど 納おさまりました。
The tools fit just right in the box.

* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.