治(おさ)める

おさめる
ichidan verb
to govern, to rule, to manage
1. to govern, to rule
To exercise authority over a country or region.
国(くに)を治(おさ)める。
To govern a country.
王(おう)は長(なが)い間(あいだ)この土地(とち)を治(おさ)めた。
The king ruled this land for a long time.
昔(むかし)の人(ひと)は力(ちから)の強(つよ)い者(もの)が世(よ)を治(おさ)めると信(しん)じていた。
People in the past believed that the powerful would rule the world.
2. to manage, to control
To maintain order or handle a situation.
彼(かれ)はうまく場(ば)を治(おさ)めて、けんかを止(と)めた。
He managed the situation well and stopped the fight.
混乱(こんらん)した状況(じょうきょう)を治(おさ)めるのは難(むずか)しかった。
It was difficult to bring the chaotic situation under control.
先生(せんせい)が来(き)て、やっと教室(きょうしつ)の騒(さわ)ぎを治(おさ)めた。
The teacher came and finally brought the commotion in the classroom under control.

治(おさ)める is an ichidan verb meaning to govern or bring under control.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を particle: 〜を治(おさ)める

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 国(くに)を治(おさ)める: to govern a country
  • 世(よ)を治(おさ)める: to rule the world
  • 乱(らん)を治(おさ)める: to quell a disturbance

KANJI DISTINCTION (same reading):

  • 治(おさ)める: to govern, rule, control
  • 納(おさ)める: to pay, store, deliver
  • 収(おさ)める: to obtain, achieve
  • 修(おさ)める: to study, master

RELATED:

  • 政治(せいじ): politics
  • 自治(じち): self-government
  • 統治(とうち): rule, governance
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Added 2026.1.9 18:15 · Revised 2026.2.23 12:00
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