| Kanji | 静 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | セイ、ジョウ |
| Kunyomi | しず-、しず.か、しず.まる、しず.める |
| Nanori | しづ |
| English | quiet |
| Examples | 静か(しずか): quiet; peaceful 冷静(れいせい): calm; composure; coolness; serenity 静止(せいし): stillness; repose; standing still 安静(あんせい): rest; quiet; repose 静的(せいてき): static |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 4 |
| Frequency | 764 |
| Components | 青: blue; green 争: contend; dispute; argue |
| Number of Strokes | 14 |
| Kanji Radical | 青 |
| Radical Number | 174 |
| Radical Strokes | 8 |
| Radical Reading | あお・あおへん |
| Traditional Form | 靜 |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | quiet |
| Koohii Story 1 | When someone you know who is normally talkative goes quiet, it´s usually a sign that they are contending with the blues. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Don't confuse with silence (#240), something achieved through action. On the other hand, quiet refers to a personal quality of not speaking out. Members of Blue-man group jump into the wrestling ring of contenders for tag-team wrestling. Though the other contenders are screaming, the blue men never say anything - they are a very quiet bunch, that Blue-man group. Primitive order: blue man group's first and main characteristic is being blue and quiet; only later did they decide to become wrestling contenders. |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade4, kanjifreq751-1000, kanji_emotion.sense_sense
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