鎮める
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
1. to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to make quiet
2. to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to appease (someone's anger); to pacify; to settle (e.g. discord)
3. to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell; to put down; to get under control (esp. 鎮める)
4. to relieve (a cough, pain, etc.); to soothe; to alleviate; to ease (esp. 鎮める)
5. to appease (a spirit, soul, etc.); to pacify; to soothe (esp. 鎮める)
Other spellings
静める
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
しずめる
しずめる
Examples14
暴動
The rebellion was soon put down.
心
I closed my eyes to calm down.
彼女
She composed herself before speaking.
彼女の
Her kindness appeased his anger.
両親
The parents succeeded in calming him down.
彼
He put down the rebellion in India.