鎮
鎮 — Tranquilize
tranquilize, ancient peace-preservation centers
On’yomiチン (chin)
Kun’yomiしずめる (shizumeru)
Kun’yomiしずまる (shizumaru)
Kun’yomiおさえ (osae)
Stroke order (18 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 鎮
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鎮圧 | ちんあつ chinatsu | suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down |
| 重鎮 | じゅうちん juuchin | leader; authority; mainstay |
| 鎮魂 | ちんこん chinkon | repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul |
| 鎮める | しずめる shizumeru | to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to make quiet |
| 鎮痛剤 | ちんつうざい chintsuuzai | analgesic; painkiller; sedative |
| 地鎮祭 | じちんさい jichinsai | ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony |
Study notes
鎮 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1617 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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