靜 [静] jìng
adjective
: still; calm; quiet
: unmoving; motionless
Kun Reading
静か | しずか shizuka
na-adjective
: quiet; peaceful
静けさ | しずけさ shizukesa
noun
: stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
静まる | しずまる shizumaru
godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to quieten down; to calm down; to subside; to die down; to abate; to be suppressed
静かに | しずかに shizukani
adverb | expression
: calmly; quietly; gently; peacefully
: be quiet!
静める | しずめる shizumeru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to appease; to suppress; to calm
静ひつ | せいひつ seihitsu
na-adjective | noun
: peacefulness; tranquility
On Reading
セイ sei
ジョウ jou
靜候 jing4hou4: to quietly wait
靜區 jing4qu1: silent zone; blind spot; dead space
靜坐 jing4zuo4: to sit quietly; to meditate; to sit-in (demonstration)
[静坐 | せいざ seiza: sitting calmly and quietly (i.e. in order to meditate)]
靜寂 jing4ji4: quiet; silent
[静寂 | しじま shijima OR せいじゃく seijaku: silence; stillness; quietness]
安靜 an1jing4: quiet; peaceful; calm
[安静 | あんせい ansei: rest; quiet; repose]
平靜 ping2jing4: tranquil; undisturbed; serene
[平静 | へいせい heisei: calm; serenity; tranquility]
冷靜 leng3jing4: calm; cool-headed
[冷静 | れいせい reisei: calm; composure; coolness; serenity]
動靜 dong4jing4: sound of activity or people talking; news of activity
[動静 | どうせい dousei: state; condition; movements]
寧靜 ni2ngjing4: tranquil; tranquility; serenity
Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
沈着冷静 | ちんちゃくれいせい chinchakureisei
: (yoji) calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
もの静か | ものしずか monoshizuka
: quiet; still; calm
和敬静寂 | わけいせいじゃく wakei seijaku
: (yoji) harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
平静を保つ | へいせいをたもつ heisei o tamotsu
: to keep one’s temper; to maintain one’s composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one’s equilibrium
鳴りを静める | なりをしずめる nari o shizumeru
: to fall silent; to be hushed
: to be inactive; to lie low
嵐の前の静けさ | あらしのまえのしずけさ arashi no mae no shizukesa
: calm before a storm
深い川は静かに流れる | ふかいかわはしずかにながれる fukai kawa wa shizukani nagareru
: still waters run deep
OR
静かに流れる川は深い | しずかにながれるかわはふかい shizukani nagareru kawa wa fukai
Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
靜悄悄 [静悄悄] jing4 qiao1 qiao1
: extremely quiet
夜深人靜 [夜深人静] ye4 shen1 ren2 jing4
: in the dead of night
風平浪靜 [风平浪静] feng1 ping2 lang4 jing4
: lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet; tranquil environment; all is quiet; a dead calm (at sea)
寧靜致遠 [宁静致远] ning2 jing4 zhi4 yuan3
: tranquility yields transcendence; quiet life of profound study; cf Still waters run deep.
心靜自然涼 [心静自然凉] xin1 jing4 zi4 ran2 liang2
: a calm heart keeps you cool
樹欲靜而風不止 [树欲静而风不止] shu4 yu4 jing4 er2 feng1 bu4 zhi3
: lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease; fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
形声 Pictophonetic.
爭 (zheng1: to dispute; to fight) suggests the meaning while
青 (qing1: blue; green) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified.
静
Examples:
お客様、もう少しお静かに。
おきゃくさまもうすこしおしずかに okyaku-sama, mousukoshi oshizukani
Could you be a little quieter, sir?
這裏晚上很靜。
zhe4li3 wan3shang4 hen3jing4
It’s very quiet here at night.
安靜 Silence – Jay Chou 周杰倫
作詞：周杰倫
作曲：周杰倫
編曲：鍾興民
只剩下鋼琴陪我彈了一天
睡著的大提琴 安靜的舊舊的
我想你已表現的非常明白
我懂我也知道 你沒有捨不得
你說你也會難過我不相信
牽著你陪著我 也只是曾經
希望他是真的比我還要愛你
我才會逼自己離開
你要我說多難堪 我根本不想分開
為什麼還要我用微笑來帶過
我沒有這種天份 包容你也接受他
不用擔心的太多 我會一直好好過
你已經遠遠離開 我也會慢慢走開
為什麼我連分開都遷就著你
我真的沒有天份 安靜的沒這麼快
我會學著放棄你 是因為我太愛你
credit: Jay Chou 周杰倫
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
