18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

tranquilize, ancient peace-preservation centers

Kun'yomi
  • to appease
  • to become quiet ②to calm down
  • おさえ
On'yomi
  • a weight ②temple supervisor ③town (of China)
Nanori
  • しげ
  • じん
  • しん
  • ちか

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

チン 73.7%
しずめるしずまる 26.3%

Character Breakdown

tranquilize, ancient peace-preservation centers
チン しず.める おさえ (8th, N1)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
true, reality, Buddhist sect
シン ま まっ (3rd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
tool, utensil, means
グ そな.える つぶさ.に (3rd, N3)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

a weight ②temple supervisor ③town (of China)
extinguishing
suppression (e.g. of a rebellion)
sacred items buried in the ring during its ritual purification
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References

Unicode hex code 93AE
JIS X 0208 1-36-35
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4903
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6328
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1759
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2210
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1154
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1570
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 276
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 294
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1520
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2751
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1348
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40745
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1605
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1786
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1919
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1857
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1909
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1606
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1833
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 282
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a10.6
Four corner code 8418.1
De Roo Code 2861