しずめる
Shizumeru
Other forms: 鎮める
静める (Shizumeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.), to quieten, to make quiet, to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.)”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to make quiet
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to appease (someone's anger); to pacify; to settle (e.g. discord)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell; to put down; to get under controlesp. 鎮める
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto relieve (a cough, pain, etc.); to soothe; to alleviate; to easeesp. 鎮める
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto appease (a spirit, soul, etc.); to pacify; to sootheesp. 鎮める
Examples
暴動はすぐに鎮められた。
The rebellion was soon put down.
彼女は話す前に気を鎮めた。
She composed herself before speaking.
彼はインドの反乱を鎮めた。
He put down the rebellion in India.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).