# 静 quiet

青 (blue) + 争 (battle)
★★★★☆
14 strokes

## Onyomi

SEI | Please SAY it quietly, so you don't wake the baby.

## Mnemonic

| Fish battling in the blue ocean are quiet- compared to birds or apes battlin'.

## Kunyomi

しず*か ( な ) | quiet ★★★★★

## Jukugo

冷静(れいせい) な | cool-headed ★★☆☆☆ 冷 (cold thing) + 静 (quiet) = 冷静 (cool-headed) cool-headed, calm person - someone who doesn't panic when the shit goes down.

## Synonyms

quiet or peaceful 穏やか 平穏 静か 安静