When the presiding judge ordered 'Silence!', the courtroom went quiet in an instant.
粛
solemn, quietly, softly
Kanji
Grade
Grade 8
Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
聿部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
シュク, スク
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
つつしむ
Nanori (Name Reading)
かく, かた, かね, きよし, すすむ, すみ, ただ, たり, とし, はや, まさ
Common Readings
シュク
Example sentences
The city employees carried out the relocation work quietly and steadily.
The graduation ceremony was held in a solemn atmosphere.
At a solemn ceremony, such public nakedness was treated in the classics as an extremely rude act.
Citizens were asked to exercise self-restraint regarding going out.
The government requested the citizens to refrain from going out.
The audience listened to his story in solemn silence.
There are many Dunhuang ruins in Gansu Province.
Example Vocabulary
粛清
静粛
silence; quiet; hush
粛々
quietly and solemnly; steadily and without fuss
厳粛
solemn; grave; serious
自粛
self-restraint; voluntary abstention
粛正
粛然
solemn; hushed; respectful
綱紀粛正
粛
甘粛省
Gansu Province, a province in northwestern China
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