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収まる

おさまる

to be settled (e.g. a dispute), to be contained within

Mnemonic

Everything gets gathered back in and put where it belongs. The same おさ as 抑える holding things down, except that this time it settles by itself: the police arrived and the room went quiet: おさまる.

Worth knowing

One kana from 抑える and 押さえる, both おさえる. 収まる is a disturbance settling, or a thing fitting into the space it was meant for.

Built from

gather in, settle
A hand on the right gathering something in and putting it back where it is supposed to sit.

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