漢字道KANJIDO

18 strokesRadical

3Junior high level18 strokesRadical
On
チン
Kun
しず.める・しず.まる・おさえ
Meaning
calm; suppress

Origin

ORIGIN

金 "metal" with 真: to hold down with something heavy — to calm, to suppress.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

チン鎮座・鎮静・重鎮
しずめる鎮める

Compare: 静める・沈める

しずまる鎮まる

Compare: 静まる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 鎮静ちんせい

    calming; sedation

  • 鎮火ちんか

    extinguishing a fire

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

火事は朝に鎮火した。

The fire was put out in the morning.

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