Japanese

める

しずめる
Meaning: to calm; to appease; to suppress; to quieten
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 鎮める 鎮めない
Polite 鎮めます 鎮めません
Past 鎮めた 鎮めなかった
Polite + Past 鎮めました 鎮めませんでした
Te-form 鎮めて 鎮めなくて
Potential 鎮められる 鎮められない
Passive 鎮められる 鎮められない
Causative 鎮めさせる 鎮めさせない
Imperative 鎮めろ 鎮めるな

Handwriting

鎮
め
る

Example sentences

I took a deep breath and calmed my excited feelings.
荒ぶる神を鎮めるために、村人たちは祈りを捧げた。
In order to calm the raging god, the villagers offered prayers.
政府は騒擾を鎮めるために軍隊を動員した
The government mobilized the military to quell the disturbance.

Usage Notes

Used for calming emotions, stopping riots or noise, and appeasing spirits. It carries a sense of bringing something turbulent back to a peaceful or controlled state.

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