ichidan verb, transitive verb
quiet down; make quiet; hush
Used for making people, children, crowds, or noisy environments become quiet. Often implies calming audible disturbance.
母親は泣いている赤ちゃんを静めた。
The mother quieted her crying baby.
先生は騒がしい教室を静
The teacher tried to quiet the noisy classroom.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Refers to calming one's own or another's emotions, nerves, excitement, or anger. Often used with 気持ち, 心, 怒り, etc.
彼は深呼吸して心を静めた。
He took a deep breath and calmed his mind.
彼女は怒りを静めるのに時間がかかった。
It took her a while to calm her anger.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Only when written 鎮める
Used for forcefully suppressing rebellions, riots, fires, or large-scale disturbances. Typically written 鎮める in this sense.
軍隊が反乱を鎮めるために派遣された。
Troops were dispatched to suppress the rebellion.
消防士たちは大火事を鎮めるのに奮闘した。
The firefighters struggled to bring the large fire under control.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Only when written 鎮める
Used for easing physical symptoms such as pain, cough, or inflammation. Typically 鎮める in medical or formal contexts.
この薬は咳を鎮める効果がある。
This medicine is effective in relieving coughs.
痛みを鎮めるために注射を打った。
I got an injection to ease the pain.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
appease; pacify; soothe (spirit)
Only when written 鎮める
Refers to appeasing spirits, souls, or deities, often in religious or traditional contexts. Written 鎮める.
神社では神様の怒りを鎮める儀式が行われた。
A ritual was performed at the shrine to appease the deity's anger.
彼らは亡くなった人の魂を鎮めるために祈った。
They prayed to pacify the soul of the deceased.