しず
shizu
JLPT N314 strokesKanjiLevel 30 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

静 is the kanji for "Calm / Quiet / Still". A common reading is しず (shizu). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Calm / Quiet / Still

Also : Calm · Quiet · Still · Serene

Readings

kunしず/ shizukunしず.か/ shizukakunしず.まる/ shizumarukunしず.める/ shizumeruonせい/ seionじょう/ jou

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 静 represents 'QUIET'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of quiet.

Reading ·

On-reading: せい — sounds like 'say'. Kun-reading: しず.

Example Sentences

静かな場所で集中して勉強します。

しずかなばしょでしゅうちゅうしてべんきょうします。

I study concentrating in a quiet place.

静岡県に旅行しました。

しずおかけんにりょこうしました。

I traveled to Shizuoka Prefecture.

Vocabulary using 静

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