しずまる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down
esp. 静まる
The voices fall silent instantly with the sound of the door opening.
2. to calm down; to die down; to subside; to abate; to be suppressed
esp. 鎮まる
Once I got some food in my stomach, my anger quickly subsided.
Pitch accent
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Composed of
quiet; calm; still
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to fall asleep
Examples (11 in total)
The wind calmed down.
The gathering fell silent.
The audience fell silent as the curtain rose.
The sound gradually died away.
Strangely, the beating of my heart is calming down.
I take one deep breath after another and wait for my mind to calm down.
Before long, the surroundings fell silent, and there was no wind.
Is it really possible for it to become this quiet just because there are no people?
Once I got some food in my stomach, my anger quickly subsided.
I am praying for this storm to subside.
The voices fall silent instantly with the sound of the door opening.