静 – quiet

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The kanji 静 means quiet. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セイ、ジョウ (sei, jou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is しず-、しず.か、しず.まる、しず.める (shizu, shizuka, shizumaru, shizumeru). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 青 (no. 174).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セイ	sei
On’yomi	ジョウ	jou
Kun’yomi	しず-	shizu
Kun’yomi	しず.か	shizuka
Kun’yomi	しず.まる	shizumaru
Kun’yomi	しず.める	shizumeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 青 (Kangxi radical 174). Components: 月・青・土・亅・亠・勹・ヨ・二.

Words using 静

静かしずかquiet冷静れいせいcalmness静まるしずまるto become quiet安静あんせいrest静止せいしstillness静的せいてきstatic

Example sentences

キャプテンは静かにするように命じた。

The captain commanded silence.

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君はもっと冷静に行動すべきだ。

You should act more calmly.

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シンと静まった部室。響くのは、クロッキー帳に擦れる鉛筆の音だけ。

The club room returned to quiet. All that could be heard was the sound of pencil on sketchpad.

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Kanji with the same radical

青

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