noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
calming down; settling down; subsiding; pacification
General term for a situation, emotion, or disturbance becoming calm or being calmed. Used for both intransitive (things calming down) and transitive (someone calming something) senses.
騒ぎがようやく鎮静した。
The disturbance finally calmed down.
The government dispatched troops to pacify the riot.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
sedation
Medical term for inducing a calm or sleep-like state, typically with drugs. Often used in contexts like 鎮静剤 (sedative) or 鎮静治療 (sedation therapy).
患者に鎮静剤を投与して鎮静を図った。
They administered a sedative to the patient to achieve sedation.