静か

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
しず
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
靜か (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of (shizu, bound morpheme indicating “quietness” or “calmness”) +‎ (-ka, suffixing element used to form na adjectives). The shizu portion is cognate with the shizu in 静む (shizumu, to become quiet), 沈む (shizumu, to sink; to set (such as the sun or moon); to become depressed).[1][2] This shizu might also be related to (shita, down; below).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

(しず) (shizukaしづか (siduka)?-na (adnominal (しず) (shizuka na), adverbial (しず) (shizuka ni))

  1. inaudible, quiet, silent
    (しず)近所(きんじょ)(この)ましいです。
    Shizuka na kinjo ga konomashii desu.
    I prefer quiet neighbourhoods.
    (しず)です。
    Shizuka desu.
    It's quiet.
    ここでは(しず)歩行(ほこう)(のぞ)みます。
    Koko de wa shizuka na hokō o nozomimasu.
    We prefer an inaudible walk [tread] here.
  2. calm, tranquil
  3. still, stopped and not moving
  4. not busy

Usage notes

For degree, corresponding to the English quietness, both 静かさ (shizukasa) and 静けさ (shizukesa) can be used, but 静けさ (shizukesa) may be more common. Note that shizukesa derives from the related archaic adjective 靜けし (shizukeshi, quiet, calm).

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References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN