Memory phrase for the character: 静


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Meaning

silent, quiet, calm

Pronunciation

SEI, JŌ
shizuka

Explanation

Left: blue/young 青 (Growing plants appear in the moonshine 月 as blue and young.), right: dispute 争 (bent person ⺈ with stick 亅 in hand ナ/ヨ looks for a dispute)

Mnemonic


 
A "young" dispute is still silent and quiet.

Radicals

blue, youngAt the top a growing plant (sometimes also 耒 or 丰, as with "life" 生) and below the moon 月. Accordingly, growing plants appear in the moonlight: blue/green.
kneeling person(Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
Hand with stick
monthThe radical tsuki stands for moon or month when used at the right side of a character. However the radical niku 肉 that stands for body or body-part is in many cases simplified to 月 and thus looks equal as "moon".




 Vocabulary

静か しずか  quiet, peaceful
静止 せいし  stillness, repose, standing still
静脈 じょうみゃく  vein
静める しずめる  soothe
静まる しずまる  to quieten down, to calm down, to be suppressed
冷静 れいせい  calm, composure, coolness, serenity
安静 あんせい  rest
静的 せいてき  static

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