静
quiet
Readings
On'yomi
- セイ
- ジョウ
Kun'yomi
- しず-
- しず.か
- しず.まる
- しず.める
Nanori
- しづ
Meaning
静 centers on stillness and absence of noise: a state of quiet, calm, or peace.
Most common words using 静
20 of 187- 静岡しずおか
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
- 静かしずかN5
quiet; silent
- 冷静れいせいN3
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
- 静しず
quiet; calm; still
- 静せい
stillness
- 静止せいしN1
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
- 静脈じょうみゃく
vein
- 安静あんせいN1
rest; quiet; repose
- 静寂せいじゃくN1
silence; stillness; quietness
- 静めるしずめるN2
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to make quiet
- 鎮静ちんせい
calming down; settling down; quieting down; quietening down; subsiding; pacification; appeasement
- 沈静ちんせい
settling down; quieting down; cooling down; cooling off
- 静電気せいでんき
static electricity
- 静的せいてきN1
static
- 動静どうせいN1
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
- 静けさしずけさ
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
- 静観せいかん
watchful waiting; careful supervision
- 物静かものしずか
quiet; still; calm
- 静粛せいしゅくN1
silent
- 静まるしずまるN2
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down
Study
Etymology
静 combines 青 (blue/green) and 争 (contend). The traditional form 靜 uses 爭, suggesting a phono-semantic origin where 青 contributes the sound and the idea of stillness contrasts with contention.
Meaning mnemonic
Blue (青) is a calm color, and when it overcomes contention (争), everything becomes quiet.
Reading mnemonic
For セイ, imagine a quiet scene where you say 'say' nothing: say -> セイ, and the blue calm keeps everything still.