Translation guide
How to express the idea of becoming calm, settling down, or soothing emotions in Japanese, from everyday phrases to more specific expressions.
To describe a person or situation returning to a calm state after anger, excitement, or agitation.
The most common and versatile way to say 'calm down'. Can be used for people, situations, or things. Often used in the imperative form 落ち着いて to tell someone to calm down.
Please calm down.
Literally 'become cool-headed'. Emphasizes regaining composure and rational thinking, often used in formal or serious contexts.
Let's calm down first.
Literally 'settle one's spirit'. A more literary or introspective way to say calm down, often used in writing or formal speech.
She took a deep breath and calmed herself down.
To describe things like storms, arguments, or excitement subsiding.
To express the action of soothing or pacifying another person.
To describe techniques or actions to self-soothe or regain composure.
Literally 'do deep breathing'. A common method to calm down, often used as advice.
English often uses 'calm down' as a phrasal verb, but Japanese uses specific verbs like 落ち着く or 静まる depending on the subject. Don't try to directly translate 'calm' + 'down'.
落ち着く is for people's emotions or situations settling into a stable state. 静まる is for noise or commotion becoming quiet. Use 落ち着く for a person, 静まる for a room or crowd.
The baby finally calmed down and fell asleep.
He calmed down quickly.
Used for things like rain, wind, pain, or commotion dying down. Intransitive verb.
The storm calmed down.
Let's wait until the commotion calms down.
Focuses on becoming quiet or silent. Often used for noise, crowds, or excitement.
The venue calmed down (became quiet).
Means to soften or become milder. Used for pain, tension, or harsh conditions easing up.
The pain calmed down (eased).
To soothe or pacify someone who is upset, angry, or crying. Often used with children or in emotional situations.
The mother calmed down the crying child.
Transitive form of 落ち着く. To make someone calm down. Can be used in various contexts.
It was hard to calm him down.
Same as なだめる but written with kanji. Often implies appeasing or placating someone's anger.
I had a hard time calming down my boss.
I took a deep breath to calm down.
To settle one's mind or heart. A more introspective phrase for calming oneself.
I calmed my mind through meditation.
Wait until things calm down.