済 = 水 + 斉

済 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “finish”. It is built from 水 (water) and 斉 (adjusted). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1868.

Keyword: finish
RTK frame: 1868
Strokes: 11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): サイ, セイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): す.む, -ず.み, -ずみ, す.まない, す.ます, -す.ます, すく.う, な.す, わたし, わた.る
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: settle (debt etc.), финиш
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 済 help

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 済 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “adjusted”. 済 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 済 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.