静しずめる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

calm; compose; soothe

Refers to calming one's own or another's emotions, nerves, excitement, or anger. Often used with 気持ち, 心, 怒り, etc.

• 彼かれは深しん呼こ吸きゅうして心こころを静しずめた。

  He took a deep breath and calmed his mind.

• 彼かの女じょは怒いかりを静しずめるのに時じ間かんがかかった。

  It took her a while to calm her anger.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

suppress; quell; put down

Only when written 鎮める

Used for forcefully suppressing rebellions, riots, fires, or large-scale disturbances. Typically written 鎮める in this sense.

• 軍ぐん隊たいが反はん乱らんを鎮しずめるために派は遣けんされた。

  Troops were dispatched to suppress the rebellion.

• 消しょう防ぼう士したちは大おお火か事じを鎮しずめるのに奮ふん闘とうした。

  The firefighters struggled to bring the large fire under control.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

relieve; soothe; alleviate

Only when written 鎮める

Used for easing physical symptoms such as pain, cough, or inflammation. Typically 鎮める in medical or formal contexts.

• この薬くすりは咳せきを鎮しずめる効こう果かがある。

  This medicine is effective in relieving coughs.

• 痛いたみを鎮しずめるために注ちゅう射しゃを打うった。

  I got an injection to ease the pain.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

appease; pacify; soothe (spirit)

Only when written 鎮める

Refers to appeasing spirits, souls, or deities, often in religious or traditional contexts. Written 鎮める.

• 神じん社じゃでは神かみ様さまの怒いかりを鎮しずめる儀ぎ式しきが行おこなわれた。

  A ritual was performed at the shrine to appease the deity's anger.

• 彼かれらは亡なくなった人ひとの魂たましいを鎮しずめるために祈いのった。

  They prayed to pacify the soul of the deceased.