鎮
鎮: calm down
calm down; suppress
18 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 9 words here
Readings
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Kunしずめる・しずまる・おさえ
鎮める(しずめる) "calm; quell", 鎮まる(しずまる) "subside". ちん in 鎮痛剤(ちんつうざい) "painkiller", 鎮圧(ちんあつ), 鎮魂(ちんこん) "requiem", 鎮守(ちんじゅ) "local guardian deity".
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Key words
鎮めるしずめるto calm; to pacify
鎮まるしずまるto calm down; to subside
鎮痛剤ちんつうざいpainkiller
鎮圧ちんあつsuppression; putting down
鎮魂ちんこんrepose of souls
Example sentences
医者が痛みを鎮める薬を出してくれました。
The doctor gave me medicine to ease the pain.
頭が痛いので、鎮痛剤を飲んで早く寝ました。
My head hurt, so I took a painkiller and went to bed early.
軍が反乱を鎮圧したので、町に静けさが戻った。
Because the army put down the rebellion, quiet returned to the town.