落おち着つき

お

ち

つ

き

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

calmness; composure; presence of mind

Refers to a person's mental state of being calm, collected, and not easily flustered. Often used in phrases like 落ち着きがある (to be composed) or 落ち着きを失う (to lose one's composure).

彼かれはどんな時ときでも落おち着つきを失うしなわない。
He never loses his composure, no matter what.

彼かの

女じょ

の

話はな

し

方かた

に

は

落お

ち

着つ

き

が

ある

。

There is a calmness in the way she speaks.

2

noun

stability; steadiness

Describes a state of being stable, settled, or not fluctuating. Can apply to objects, situations, or abstract conditions. Common in expressions like 落ち着きがない (restless, fidgety) or 落ち着きのあるデザイン (a stable, settled design).

この椅い子すは落おち着つきが悪わるくて座すわりにくい。
This chair is unstable and hard to sit on.
彼かれはじっとしていられず、落おち着つきがない。
He can't stay still; he's so restless.

Written forms

落おち着つきUsage84%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
落おち着つきUsage11%
Alternative kanji spelling, less common but still encountered.
おちつきUsage5%
落おち付つき
Rare variant using 付 instead of 着.
落おち付つき
Rare compact variant; mostly seen in older texts.

Kanji

落fall, drop, come down
着don, arrive, wear
付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

落おち着つく
Verb form meaning 'to calm down' or 'to settle'. 落ち着き is the noun form derived from it.
冷れい静せい
Also means 'calm' or 'composure', but often implies a cooler, more rational state, while 落ち着き suggests a natural, settled calmness.
安あん定てい
Means 'stability' in a more objective, often physical or systemic sense. 落ち着き can imply a subjective sense of steadiness or lack of agitation.

Etymology

Noun form of the verb 落ち着く (to calm down, to settle), from 落ち (stem of 落ちる, 'to fall') + 着く ('to arrive, to settle'). The combination suggests something falling into place and becoming settled.