14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

quiet

Kun'yomi
  • しず-
  • quiet ②slow ③calm
  • to become quiet ②to calm down
  • to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.) ②to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.) ③to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.) ④to relieve (a cough, pain, etc.)
On'yomi
  • セイ
    stillness ②quiet
  • ジョウ
Nanori
  • しづ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

quiet
しず- セイ ジョウ (4th, N3)
blue, green
あお セイ お (1st, N4)
life (生) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
contend, dispute, argue
ソウ あらそ.う いか.でか (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
snout, hand
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

calmly ②be quiet!
quiet ②slow ③calm
stillness ②quiet
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.) ②to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.) ③to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.) ④to relieve (a cough, pain, etc.)
to become quiet ②to calm down
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
calm ②composure
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References

Unicode hex code 9759
JIS X 0208 1-32-37
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5077
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6560
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1728
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2164
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 42574P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 663
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 674
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 442
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1000
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 548
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 619
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 247
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.19
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1872
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1554
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b10.9
Four corner code 5725.7
De Roo Code 1447