JLPT N1 · 18 strokes
Kanji 鎮: "tranquilize, ancient peace-preservation centers"
The kanji 鎮 means "tranquilize, ancient peace-preservation centers". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チン in on'yomi and しず.める, しず.まる, おさえ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しず.めるしず.まるおさえ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | tranquilize, ancient peace-preservation centers |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1617 of 2,501 |
Common words with 鎮
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 鎮座enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place) · sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
- 鎮圧suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
- 重鎮leader; authority; mainstay
- 鎮火extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
- 鎮a weight · temple supervisor
- 鎮魂repose of a soul · ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
- 鎮痛剤analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer (tranquiliser)
- 鎮静calming down; settling down; quieting down; quietening down · sedation
- 鎮静剤sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
- 鎮静化calming down; quieting down
- 鎮守local Shinto deity; tutelary god
- 鎮痛pain relief; killing pain
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