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► 動詞
静まる  [(3)しずまる]    meaning:  calm  rank: 2
☆ はやっと静まった ⇨ The storm finally abated

静まる  [(3)しずまる]    meaning:  quiet  rank: 2
☆ 会場が静まるのを待った ⇨ He waited for the room to be quiet

静める  [しずめる]    meaning:  quiet  rank: 2
☆ を静めるように合図した ⇨ He gestured to everybody to quiet down

静まり返る  [(5)しずまりかえる]    meaning:  quiet  rank: 3
☆ 群衆は静まり返った ⇨ The crowd became completely silent  (☛ Suddenly become very quiet)

► 名詞
静けさ  [(3)しずけさ]  [liter]    meaning:  quiet  rank: 3
☆ 不気味な静けさ ⇨ The eerie quietness of the deep forest  (☛ Absolute quietness. Typically a literary expression)

静かさ  [(3)しずかさ]    meaning:  quiet  rank: 3
☆ 車内の静かさにかされた ⇨ I was surprised by the quietness inside the car  (☛ Relative quietness)

► 形容動詞
静か  [(1)しずか]  [liter]    meaning:  calm  rank: 1
☆ 判決を静かに待った ⇨ He waited for the verdict with a calm mind

静か  [(1)しずか]    meaning:  quiet  rank: 1
☆ 建物は静かだった ⇨ The inside of the building was quiet
☆ 静かに! ⇨ Be quiet!