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沈着

ちんちゃく

composed, self-possessed

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Examples

  1. 彼女は事故の際も沈着に行動した。

    かのじょはじこのさいもちんちゃくにこうどうした。

    She acted with composure even during the accident.

  2. 沈着な判断が多くの命を救った。

    ちんちゃくなはんだんがおおくのいのちをすくった。

    A level-headed decision saved many lives.

  3. 指導者には冷静沈着な態度が求められる。

    しどうしゃにはれいせいちんちゃくなたいどがもとめられる。

    A leader is expected to be cool and collected.

Common patterns

冷静沈着
cool and collected
沈着な態度
a composed manner
沈着に行動する
to act calmly

Memory tip

You will meet this mostly inside the four-character set phrase 冷静沈着. It is formal, written praise for someone who does not panic in a crisis — not the word for a relaxed mood on a day off, which is のんびり.

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