静か

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term

Adjective [edit]

静か (な-na inflection, hiragana しずか, romaji shizuka)

  1. quiet
    • 静かな近所が好ましいです。
      しずかなきんじょがこのましいです。
      Shizukana kinjo ga konomashī desu.
      I prefer quiet neighbourhoods.
    • 静かです.
      しずかです.
      Shizuka desu.
      It's quiet.
  2. still; stopped and not moving
  3. not being busy

Inflection [edit]

Usage notes [edit]

For degree, corresponding to the English quietness, both 静かさ (shizukasa) and 静けさ (shizukesa) may be used, but 静けさ (shizukesa) tends to be more common.

Synonyms [edit]

Related terms [edit]

  • 静心 (しずごころ, shizugokoro)
  • 静静 (しずしず, shizushizu)
  • 静まる (しずまる, shizumaru)