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取り鎮める (とりしずめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

取とり鎮しずめる

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

quell; quiet; calm down

Used for suppressing disturbances, calming a situation, or quieting a crowd; somewhat formal or literary.

警けい察さつが暴ぼう動どうを取とり鎮しずめた。
The police quelled the riot.
彼かれは興こう

奮ふん

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客きゃく

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鎮しず

める

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苦く

労ろう

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。

He struggled to calm down the excited audience.

Written forms

取とり鎮しずめるUsage71%
Standard kanji spelling; 取り is the more common prefix form.
取とり鎮しずめるUsage14%
Variant spelling with 取; less common but still used.
とりしずめるUsage14%

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
鎮tranquilize, ancient peace-preservation centers

Similar words

静しずめる
静める is a more general word for calming or quieting something; 取り鎮める implies a more forceful or authoritative suppression, often of a disturbance or commotion.

Etymology

Compound of 取り (prefix adding emphasis or completion) and 鎮める (to calm, suppress). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys a sense of taking control and subduing.