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Kotomora

静

quiet

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 4FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes14

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

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  • 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

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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.