静 — quiet, still, calm

しず静 quiet

U+9759 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 4 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 14 strokes Freq #764 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1542 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

quiet
still
calm

word

しず shizu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

静(しず) か shizuka quiet 静(しず) 岡(おか) shizuoka Shizuoka (prefecture)

せい sei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

冷(れい) 静(せい) reisei calm

Stroke order

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