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セイ・ジョウ
Kun
しず・しず(か)・しず(まる)・しず(める)
Meaning
quiet; still

Origin

ORIGIN

Phonetic-semantic: 青 gives the sound and 争 the rest; a calm, unmoving state — 'quiet, still.'

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

セイ静止・静穏・安静
ジョウ静脈
しず静々と・静けさ
しずか静かだ
しずまる静まる

Compare: 鎮まる

しずめる静める

Compare: 鎮める・沈める

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 静止せいし

    stillness

  • 冷静れいせい

    calm, composed

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

図書館では静かにしましょう。

Let's be quiet in the library.

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