pay · accept

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 納 has 10 strokes and expresses paying, putting something away, or accepting something.
• Basic usage: 納める is read おさめる, and 納得 is read なっとく.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Meaning depends on the object
  • 税金を納めました means paid the taxes.
  • 刀を静かに鞘へ納めました means quietly put the sword into its sheath.
  • へ marks the destination.
• What is accepted
  • 彼の判断に納得した means understood and accepted his decision.
  • With 納得する, に can mark what someone accepts.