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Quiet, Calm

ใ—ใš-ใ‹ (shizu-ka), ใ—ใš-ใพใ‚‹ (shizu-maru), ใ—ใš-ใ‚ใ‚‹ (shizu-meru)

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

Japanese trains are famously quiet. Signs often ask passengers to keep the carriage ้™ใ‹ (shizuka), reflecting the country's emphasis on respecting shared spaces.

Memory Trick

Imagine a peaceful lake with not a single ripple. Everything is perfectly STILL and QUIET.

Readings

Onyomi: ใ‚ปใ‚ค (sei), ใ‚ธใƒงใ‚ฆ (jou)

Kunyomi: ใ—ใš-ใ‹ (shizu-ka), ใ—ใš-ใพใ‚‹ (shizu-maru), ใ—ใš-ใ‚ใ‚‹ (shizu-meru)

Example Words

้™ใ‹
ใ—ใšใ‹ (shizuka)
Quiet
ๅ†ท้™
ใ‚Œใ„ใ›ใ„ (reisei)
Calm
้™ๆญข
ใ›ใ„ใ— (seishi)
Motionless
้™่„ˆ
ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใฟใ‚ƒใ (joumyaku)
Vein

Example Sentence

ใ“ใฎ ๅ›ณๆ›ธ้คจใฏ ใจใฆใ‚‚ ้™ใ‹ใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ“ใฎ ใจใ—ใ‚‡ใ‹ใ‚“ใฏ ใจใฆใ‚‚ ใ—ใšใ‹ใงใ™ใ€‚

kono toshokan wa totemo shizuka desu

This library is very quiet.

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