JLPT N5 · な-adjective

静か (shizuka)

静か (しずか, shizuka) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “quiet; silent”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しずか
Romaji: shizuka
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

quiet; silent · な-adjective
slow; unhurried · な-adjective
calm; peaceful · な-adjective

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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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 静か

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	静かだ	しずかだ shizukada
Present (polite)	静かです	しずかです shizukadesu
Negative	静かじゃない	しずかじゃない shizukajanai
Past	静かだった	しずかだった shizukadatta
Negative past	静かじゃなかった	しずかじゃなかった shizukajanakatta
Te-form	静かで	しずかで shizukade
Before a noun	静かな	しずかな shizukana
Adverb (~ni)	静かに	しずかに shizukani

Kanji in 静か

静

quietセイ・ジョウ・しず-・しず.か · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 静か.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1381820 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.