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Kanji Detail for 静 - "quiet, still, serene"

静

  • Meaning

    静 means "quiet, still, serene."

    1. Quiet - Silent; calm.

    2. Still - Not moving; peaceful.

    3. Serene - Tranquil; peaceful.

  • Words using 静

    • 冷静 れいせい Listen calmness; composure; coolness
    • 静止 せいし Listen stillness; rest; being stationary
    • 静養 せいよう Listen (convalescent) rest
    • 静脈 じょうみゃく Listen vein
    • 静けさ しずけさ Listen stillness; silence; quiet
    • 平静 へいせい Listen calm; peace; serenity
    • 静観 せいかん Listen watchful waiting; careful supervision
    • 動静 どうせい Listen state (of affairs); condition; developments

  • Four-character idioms with 静

    • 冷静沈着 れいせいちんちゃく Listen calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
    • 沈着冷静 ちんちゃくれいせい Listen calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
    • 涅槃寂静 ねはんじゃくじょう Listen enlightenment leads to serenity

  • Origin of 静

    青, lending the reading sei and its clarity, beside 争, struggle: contention settling into stillness. Quiet, in this character, is what struggle becomes when it clears.

    How to remember it: The struggle 争 gone clear and blue 青 — the fight settled, the water still: quiet.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

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    • Verified meaning: quiet, still, serene
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きよし, さやぎ, しず, しずか)

    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 静

    Given names 静(さやぎ)Listen 静(しず)Listen 静(しずか)Listen 静(しずく)Listen 静(じん)Listen 静(じんせい)Listen

    Surnames 静(きよし)Listen 静(しづ)Listen 静(しづおか)Listen 静(しづか)Listen 静(すみた)Listen 静(すみだ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    quiet

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    quiet, still, motionless; gentle

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    still; calm; quiet; not moving

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    still, quiet, motionless, gentle

  • Onyomi

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    joh(ジョウ) ジョウ

    sei(セイ) セイ

  • Kunyomi

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    shizu(しず) しず

    shizu.maru(しず-まる) しず-まる

    shizu.meru(しず-める) しず-める

    shizuka(しず-か) しず-か

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    青 靑 (ao)

  • Related Keywords

    quiet still serene pacify settle calm silent composed gentle motionless peace placid tranquil peaceful restful hushed

Sentences including 静

  • Don't make noise. keep quiet.

  • Less noise , please.

  • Let me do my work in peace.

  • It is ten years since i came to live in shizuoka.

  • Let's keep quiet.

  • All was calm.

  • I'll be as quiet as a mouse.

  • Keep quiet and behave well !

  • Speak quietly lest she should hear us.

  • You may be here as long as you keep quiet.

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