静せい寂じゃく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Describes a deep, often profound or complete absence of sound and movement; more literary and weighty than 静けさ.

静せい寂じゃくを破やぶるto break the silence
突とつ然ぜんの物もの音おとが静せい寂じゃくを破やぶった。
A sudden noise broke the silence.
静せい寂じゃくに包つつまれるto be enveloped in silence
山やまの中なかの寺てらは静せい寂じゃくに包つつまれていた。
The temple deep in the mountains was enveloped in silence.
静せい寂じゃくが訪おとずれるfor silence to fall or descend
演えん奏そうが終おわると、会かい場じょうに静せい寂じゃくが訪おとずれた。
When the performance ended, silence fell over the hall.
静せい寂じゃくを保たもつto maintain silence
図と書しょ館かんでは静せい寂じゃくを保たもつことが求もとめられる。
Silence is expected to be maintained in the library.

静しずけさ
静寂 is a literary, often solemn word for a deep absence of sound, while 静けさ is the everyday word for quietness or calm.
沈ちん黙もくN1
沈黙 refers to a person or thing being silent, often with a sense of intention or tension, whereas 静寂 describes an atmospheric stillness surrounding a place.
閑かん寂じゃく
閑寂 evokes a secluded, aesthetically pleasing quiet (as in a tea garden), while 静寂 is a more general, weighty silence without that artistic nuance.
静しずかN5
静寂 is a formal, literary noun for deep silence or stillness, whereas 静か is the everyday adjective used in ordinary speech and writing.
平へい静せい
静寂 emphasizes physical silence and stillness in a place, while 平静 refers more to a calm state or atmosphere free of disturbance in general.

喧けん騒そう
喧騒 describes noisy bustle and clamor, the direct opposite of the deep stillness of 静寂.
雑ざつ音おんN2
静寂 means quiet stillness, the direct opposite of the unwanted sound described by 雑音.
騒そう音おんN3
静寂 means calm silence or stillness, the direct opposite of the disruptive sound described by 騒音.

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響ひびきN2
静寂 means silence or stillness, the opposite of the resounding or echoing quality expressed by 響き.
大おお騒さわぎN1
静寂 means calm silence, the direct opposite of the noisy commotion described by 大騒ぎ.
音おとN5
静寂 means silence or stillness, the direct opposite of 音, which is any audible sound.

静せい粛しゅくN1
静粛 is a command or request for people to be quiet (e.g. in a courtroom), while 静寂 describes an existing state of stillness in the surroundings.
寂せき然ぜん
静寂 means plain silence or stillness without any implication of loneliness, whereas 寂然 specifically conveys a lonesome, desolate stillness.
静せい止しN1
静寂 shares the kanji 静 with 静止 but means quietness or silence, whereas 静止 concerns absence of physical movement.

Compound of 静 (still, quiet) and 寂 (lonely, quiet). The combination reinforces a sense of deep, tranquil silence.

Related words

静しずけさ
静寂 is a literary, often solemn word for a deep absence of sound, while 静けさ is the everyday word for quietness or calm.
沈ちん黙もくN1
沈黙 refers to a person or thing being silent, often with a sense of intention or tension, whereas 静寂 describes an atmospheric stillness surrounding a place.
閑かん寂じゃく
閑寂 evokes a secluded, aesthetically pleasing quiet (as in a tea garden), while 静寂 is a more general, weighty silence without that artistic nuance.
静しずかN5
静寂 is a formal, literary noun for deep silence or stillness, whereas 静か is the everyday adjective used in ordinary speech and writing.
平へい静せい
静寂 emphasizes physical silence and stillness in a place, while 平静 refers more to a calm state or atmosphere free of disturbance in general.

Opposites· 6

喧けん騒そう
喧騒 describes noisy bustle and clamor, the direct opposite of the deep stillness of 静寂.
雑ざつ音おんN2
静寂 means quiet stillness, the direct opposite of the unwanted sound described by 雑音.
騒そう音おんN3
静寂 means calm silence or stillness, the direct opposite of the disruptive sound described by 騒音.

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響ひびきN2
静寂 means silence or stillness, the opposite of the resounding or echoing quality expressed by 響き.
大おお騒さわぎN1
静寂 means calm silence, the direct opposite of the noisy commotion described by 大騒ぎ.
音おとN5
静寂 means silence or stillness, the direct opposite of 音, which is any audible sound.

Don't confuse with

静せい粛しゅくN1
静粛 is a command or request for people to be quiet (e.g. in a courtroom), while 静寂 describes an existing state of stillness in the surroundings.
寂せき然ぜん
静寂 means plain silence or stillness without any implication of loneliness, whereas 寂然 specifically conveys a lonesome, desolate stillness.
静せい止しN1
静寂 shares the kanji 静 with 静止 but means quietness or silence, whereas 静止 concerns absence of physical movement.