Kanji

静

静

quiet

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

青部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セイ, ジョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しず-, しずか, しずまる, しずめる

Nanori (Name Reading)

きよ, しず, しずか, ちか, つぐ, ひで, やす, やすし, よし

Common Readings

ジョウ, セイ, しず, しず…か, しず…まる, しず…める

Example sentences

静か しずか
図書館 は とても 静か だった ので 、 勉強 に 集中 できた 。

The library was very quiet, so I was able to concentrate on my studies.

ね ね
静かな 空 です ね

The sky is quiet, isn't it?

冷静 れいせい
困難 な 状況 で も 、 冷静 な 判断 が 必要 だ 。

Even in a difficult situation, a calm judgment is necessary.

対処 たいしょ
突然 の トラブル に も 、 彼 は 冷静 に 対処した 。

He handled the sudden trouble calmly.

静寂 せいじゃく
深夜 の 森 は 深い 静寂 に 包まれていた 。

The forest in the middle of the night was wrapped in deep silence.

刹那 せつな
爆発 が 起こった 刹那 、 辺り は 静寂 に 包まれた 。

The moment the explosion occurred, the surroundings were enveloped in silence.

冷静になる れいせいになる
決断 を 下す 前 に 、 冷静になる 。

Calm down before making a decision.

静かに しずかに
図書館 で は 静かに して ください 。

Please be quiet in the library.

夜 よる
夜 は 静かに 本 を 読む の が 好き だ 。

I like reading books quietly at night.

静まり返る しずまりかえる
先生 が 教室 に 入ると 、 生徒 たち は 静まり返った 。

When the teacher entered the classroom, the students fell completely silent.

Example Vocabulary

静か

しずか

quiet; silent; peaceful; calm

冷静

れいせい

calm; composed; cool-headed

静寂

せいじゃく

silence; stillness; tranquility

冷静になる

れいせいになる

to calm down; to become composed

静かに

しずかに

quietly; silently; calmly

静まり返る

しずまりかえる

to fall completely silent; to become as still as death

平静

へいせい

calmness; composure

静止

せいし

standstill; stillness; stationary

静けさ

しずけさ

silence, quietness

静まる

しずまる

to quiet down; to become still; to subside

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