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鎮

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • tranquilize
  • ancient peace-preservation centers

On'yomi (音読み)

  • チン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • しず.める
  • しず.まる
  • おさえ
Strokes
18
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1109
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
金#167 · gold

Components

Common Words

  • 鎮ちんNoun
    a weight
  • 鎮圧ちんあつNoun
    suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.), repression, putting down
  • 重鎮じゅうちんNoun
    leader, authority, mainstay
  • 鎮魂ちんこんNoun
    repose of a soul
  • 鎮まるしずまるGodan verb
    to become quiet, to quiet down, to quieten down
  • 鎮めるしずめるIchidan verb
    to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.), to quieten, to make quiet
  • 鎮痛剤ちんつうざいNoun
    analgesic, painkiller, sedative
  • 地鎮祭じちんさいNoun
    ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences), ground-breaking ceremony

Practice in Kanjiru

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Related Kanji

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