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The kanji 静: meaning, readings and stroke order
静
- Meaning
- quiet, still
- On reading
- セイ sei、ジョウ* jou
- Kun reading
- しず shizu、しず（か） shizuka、しず（まる） shizumaru、しず（める） shizumeru
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 青 blue
- Level
- Level 4 · grade 4
- Old form
- 靜
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- yên tĩnh (tĩnh)
- Japanese
- しずか。うごかない。
- Korean
- 조용하다 (정)
- Chinese
- 安静
Readings, words and example sentences
セイ sei · on reading · less common
静止
standing still
絵の 中で 時が 静止して います。
In the picture, time is standing still.
しず shizu · kun reading · less common
静けさ
quietness, stillness
森の 静けさが 好きです。
I like the quiet of the forest.
しず（か） shizuka · kun reading
静か
quiet
教室は とても 静かです。
The classroom is very quiet.
しず（まる） shizumaru · kun reading
静まる
to calm down, to die down
強い 風が やっと 静まりました。
The strong wind finally died down.
しず（める） shizumeru · kun reading · less common
静める
to calm, to quiet
心を 静めて 話します。
I calm myself down before I speak.
* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.
Practise writing 静 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 静 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 4 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.