粛
粛 — Solemn
solemn, quietly, softly
On’yomiシュク (shuku)
On’yomiスク (suku)
Kun’yomiつつしむ (tsutsushimu)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 粛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自粛 | じしゅく jishuku | self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control |
| 厳粛 | げんしゅく genshuku | grave; solemn; serious |
| 静粛 | せいしゅく seishuku | silent |
| 粛清 | しゅくせい shukusei | (political) purge |
| 綱紀粛正 | こうきしゅくせい koukishukusei | enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials |
| 粛軍 | しゅくぐん shukugun | army purge |
Study notes
粛 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1549 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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