Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
おさ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [o̞sa̠ma̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb edit

(おさ)まる (osamaruをさまる (wosamaru)?intransitive godan (stem (おさ)まり (osamari), past (おさ)まった (osamatta))

Japanese verb pair
active 修める
mediopassive 修まる
  1. to improve; to become better (of a manner, civility, etc.)
    素行(そこう)(おさ)まる
    sokō ga osamaru
    His manner becomes better.

Conjugation edit