# 納 to supply

内 (the inside) + 糸 (string)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

NOU, NATSU |

## Mnemonic

| NO! Even though it's summer (夏, pronounced NATSU), I won't supply you with string inside your butt (a thong). Just wear cutoffs, for god's sake!

## Kunyomi

( を ) おさ＊める | a really narrow, yet weird word: to pay taxes/school fees/bribes; or to place something in the place it's supposed to be: swords in scabbards, mummies in tombs. ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) おさ＊まる | to be delivered ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

納得(なっとく) | consent ★★★☆☆ NP 納 (to supply) + 得 (bargain　/ obtain) = 納得 (consent) give your consent. Often used in documents.
収納(しゅうのう) | storage ★☆☆☆☆ 収 (get) + 納 (to supply) = 収納 (storage) storage - similar to the word 倉庫 (そうこ）, but 収納 is in the same building: the broom closet at your fast food restaurant is 収納 , but the shack in your backyard is 倉庫.
を　or の 納入(のうにゅう) する | deliver/pay ★☆☆☆☆ NP 納 (to supply) + 入 (put/go in) = 納入 (deliver/pay) to pay, supply or deliver - more formal than 配達（はいたう）

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
納 | to supply | STRING | 糸
柄 | pattern | WOODEN | 木

I'll supply you with STRING

so you can weave a WOODEN pattern with it.

## Synonyms

assume a post 納まる 収まる
consent 承る 承知する 肯定 承諾 納得
deliver 配達 配る 納める 運ぶ 郵送 納入
storage, warehouse 収納 蔵 倉庫
to get/ to pay 収める 納める