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沈着 (ちんちゃく, chinchaku) Japanese meaning: composure | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 沈着する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 沈ちん 着ちゃく する 沈ちん 着ちゃく しない Polite 沈ちん 着ちゃく します 沈ちん 着ちゃく しません Past polite 沈ちん 着ちゃく しました 沈ちん 着ちゃく しませんでした Past 沈ちん 着ちゃく した 沈ちん 着ちゃく しなかった Te-form 沈ちん 着ちゃく して 沈ちん 着ちゃく しないで Desire 沈ちん 着ちゃく したい 沈ちん 着ちゃく したくない Potential 沈ちん 着ちゃく できる 沈ちん 着ちゃく できない Passive 沈ちん 着ちゃく される 沈ちん 着ちゃく されない Causative 沈ちん 着ちゃく させる 沈ちん 着ちゃく させない Causative passive 沈ちん 着ちゃく させられる 沈ちん 着ちゃく させられない Volitional 沈ちん 着ちゃく しよう Polite volitional 沈ちん 着ちゃく しましょう Imperative 沈ちん 着ちゃく しろ 沈ちん 着ちゃく するな Conditional 沈ちん 着ちゃく すれば 沈ちん 着ちゃく しなければ Tara conditional 沈ちん 着ちゃく したら 沈ちん 着ちゃく しなかったら
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He kept his composure even in the emergency.
She approached the negotiation with a calm demeanor.
Usage patterns 沈ちん 着ちゃく な 態たい 度ど a calm, composed attitude
He maintained a composed attitude even in a critical situation.
〈 物もの 〉 が 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 沈ちん 着ちゃく する for a substance to accumulate or deposit in a place
Pigment has accumulated on part of the skin.
沈ちん 着ちゃく に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something calmly and with composure
She responded to the accident scene with calm composure.
Kanji 沈 sink, be submerged, subside Related words 冷静 is more common and general for 'calm, cool-headed', while 沈着 emphasizes unshakable steadiness and is more formal.
沈殿 is the standard word for 'precipitation' in chemistry; 沈着 is less common and often used for natural settling or adherence.
落ち着き is the everyday word for calmness or composure, while 沈着 is a more formal, literary term emphasizing unshakable steadiness under pressure.
付着 describes something sticking or adhering to a surface, whereas 沈着 refers to gradual accumulation or settling of particles, as in pigment deposition in skin.
沈着 emphasizes steady, unflappable composure (often paired as 冷静沈着), while 冷徹 stresses cold, clear-eyed rationality that can verge on ruthlessness.
Don't confuse with 沈滞 means stagnation or sluggishness (e.g., economic stagnation), which is easily confused with 沈着 due to the shared first kanji and similar sound, but the meanings differ completely.
Word family deposition rate; deposition fraction
calm, cool, and collected; level-headed
calm, cool, and collected; composed; unruffled
Etymology Compound of 沈 (sink, settle) and 着 (arrive, adhere). The 'composure' sense is a figurative extension of 'settling firmly'.
着ちゃく
pigmentation; hyperpigmentation
