Conjugation
Tap for 納める (put in)
Tap for 納まる (be settled)
- 納税 — tax payment
- 納品 — delivery of goods
- 納豆 — fermented soybeans
- 収納 — storage
- 納得 — understanding; consent
- 出納 — receipts and payments; cash handling
- 納所 — receiving office (historical)
納 combines 糸 (thread) with 内 (inside), evoking enclosing or putting something in. It broadened to receiving, storing, paying, settling, or bringing to completion.
Common across payment, storage, and acceptance terms—both concrete and abstract (e.g., 納得 “to be convinced”).
