治める[おさめる] (osameru)
(1) to govern,to manage,(2) to subdue
- JLPT N2
- Pitch 3
- #21127 most frequent
Meaning
治める (おさめる, osameru) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “(1) to govern,to manage,(2) to subdue”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 7
彼は国を平和に治めました
He peacefully ruled the country.
その王は島を治めた。
The king reigned over the island.
王がその国を治めていた。
The king governed the country.
王は自分の王国を公正に治めた。
The king ruled his kingdom justly.
誰がこの国を治めていたんですか？
Who ruled this country?
彼は自分の家族すら取りしきれないのに、まして一国を治めるなんて！
He can't run his own family, let alone a nation!
ヨシヤは八歳のとき王となり、エルサレムで三十一年の間世を治めた。
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.