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Kanji Detail for 穏 - "calm, serene"

穏

  • Meaning

    穏 means "calm, serene." Also associated with composed, peace.

    1. Calm - Peaceful; tranquil; settled.

    2. Mild - Gentle; moderate; proper.

  • Words using 穏

    • 穏健 おんけん Listen moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible
    • 穏やか おだやか Listen calm; quiet; gentle
    • 平穏 へいおん Listen tranquil; calm; restful
    • 不穏 ふおん Listen disquieting; threatening; turbulent

  • Four-character idioms with 穏

    • 安穏無事 あんのんぶじ Listen peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
    • 平穏無事 へいおんぶじ Listen peaceful; quiet; uneventful
    • 無事平穏 ぶじへいおん Listen peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful

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    • Verified meaning: calm, serene
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しずか, のどか, のん)
    • Also carries these associations: composed, peace

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 穏

    Given names 穏(しずか)Listen 穏(のどか)Listen 穏(のん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    calm; quiet; moderation

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    calm, quiet, peace; moderation

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 穩|稳

  • Onyomi

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    on(オン) オン

  • Kunyomi

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    oda.yaka(おだ-やか) おだ-やか

  • Strokes

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    16 strokes

  • Radical

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    禾 (nogi・nogihen)

  • Related Keywords

    calm composed serene peaceful gentle mild moderate placid quiet relaxed settled soft soothing still tranquil temperate mellow

Sentences including 穏

  • She is as modest as anything.

  • The sea is far from calm.

  • After the storm , the sea was calm.

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