鎮静|ちんせいchinsei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbcalming down; settling down; quieting down; quietening down; subsiding; pacification; appeasement
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbsedation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 鎮静する（ちんせいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 鎮静します（ちんせいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 鎮静しない（ちんせいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 鎮静しません（ちんせいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 鎮静せず・鎮静せぬ（ちんせいせず・ちんせいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 鎮静した（ちんせいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 鎮静しました（ちんせいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 鎮静しなかった（ちんせいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 鎮静しませんでした（ちんせいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 鎮静して（ちんせいして） |
| Potential | 鎮静できる（ちんせいできる） |
| Passive | 鎮静される（ちんせいされる） |
| Causative | 鎮静させる（ちんせいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 鎮静させられる（ちんせいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 鎮静すれば（ちんせいすれば） |
| tara | 鎮静したら（ちんせいしたら） |
| Volitional | 鎮静しよう（ちんせいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 鎮静しましょう（ちんせいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 鎮静しろ（ちんせいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym静めるしずめるNeutralNative Japanese verb for making things quiet; focuses on settling commotion and agitated emotions. Also written 「鎮める」.
- Related和らげるやわらげるNeutralEases and softens things like pain or one's tone of voice, as in 「痛みを和らげる」; about lessening intensity.
- RelatedなだめるNeutralSoothes and placates a person, quelling their anger or crying; takes a person as its object.
- Related落ち着けるおちつけるNeutralFocuses on settling the mind and body into a stable state, as in 「気を落ち着ける」.
- Related取り鎮めるとりしずめるWrittenWritten style and rarely used; focuses on quelling an uproar or unrest to restore calm.
- Related鎮撫ちんぶWrittenWritten/formal: pacification — putting down a rebellion and reassuring the people.
- Related和めるなごめるNeutralRare; calms feelings, focusing on easing the atmosphere into gentleness.
- Related鎮静化ちんせいかWrittenWritten/formal noun: a disturbance or situation gradually settling into calm.
- Related和ますなごますCasualColloquial; softens the mood and feelings so things turn friendly and relaxed.
- Antonym興奮こうふんNeutralAntonym: excitement or agitation, with emotions running high — the opposite of the calm 「鎮静」 brings.
「鎮静」 is for calming nerves or agitation and is common in medical language, as in 「鎮静剤」 and 「鎮静作用」. To soothe a person, use 「宥める」; for a situation settling down, 「鎮静化」. The other verbs cover narrower shades: quieting, softening, placating.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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