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静
Quiet, Calm
しず-か (shizu-ka), しず-まる (shizu-maru), しず-める (shizu-meru)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
Japanese trains are famously quiet. Signs often ask passengers to keep the carriage 静か (shizuka), reflecting the country's emphasis on respecting shared spaces.
Memory Trick
Imagine a peaceful lake with not a single ripple. Everything is perfectly STILL and QUIET.
Readings
Onyomi: セイ (sei), ジョウ (jou)
Kunyomi: しず-か (shizu-ka), しず-まる (shizu-maru), しず-める (shizu-meru)
Example Words
静か
しずか (shizuka)
Quiet
冷静
れいせい (reisei)
Calm
静止
せいし (seishi)
Motionless
静脈
じょうみゃく (joumyaku)
Vein
Example Sentence
この 図書館は とても 静かです。
この としょかんは とても しずかです。
kono toshokan wa totemo shizuka desu
This library is very quiet.