静
静·quiet, calm, still
- On-yomi
- セイジョウ
- Kun-yomi
- しず(か)しず(まる)しず(める)
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 静か | しずか | quiet, still |
| 冷静 | れいせい | calm, composed |
| 安静 | あんせい | rest, quiet (medical) |
| 静まる | しずまる | to quiet down, die down |
Example sentences
図書館では静かにしてください。
としょかんではしずかにしてください。
Please be quiet in the library.
彼はどんな時でも冷静だ。
かれはどんなときでもれいせいだ。
He stays calm no matter what.
夜になって風がようやく静まった。
よるになってかぜがようやくしずまった。
The wind finally died down at night.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 静か as せいか — the kun reading is しずか
- Writing the right half as 手 instead of 争
Memory aid
Picture it
Blue (青) stillness settling over a quarrel (争) — once the fight stops, everything goes quiet.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 冷静れいせいcalm, cool
- 静かしずかquiet
- 静止するせいしするto stand still, to come to rest
- 静まるしずまるto quiet down, to fall silent; to calm down, to subside
- 安静あんせいrest, quiet (medical rest)
- 静観せいかんwatching calmly, wait and see
- 沈静ちんせいcalming down, subsiding
- 鎮静ちんせいsedation, calming
- 静止せいしstillness; rest; standing motionless
- 静的せいてきstatic; still; unchanging
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