静

See also: 靜
静 U+9759, 静
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9759
← 靘
[U+9758] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 靚 →
[U+975A]

Translingual
Stroke order
14 strokes

Han character

静 (Kangxi radical 174, 靑+6, 14 strokes, cangjie input 手月弓尸木 (QBNSD), composition ⿰青争)

Derived characters

References
  • KangXi: not present, would follow page 1381, character 31
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42574
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1893, character 9
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4047, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+9759

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 静 – see 靜 (“quiet; silent; devoid of noise; silent; not making a noise; etc.”).
(This character, 静, is the simplified and variant traditional form of 靜.)
Notes:

Japanese

Shinjitai

 静

Kyūjitai

 靜

Kanji
静

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 靜)

  1. calm, quiet, silent

Readings

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
静
せい
Grade: 4
kan’on
Alternative spelling
靜 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 靜 (MC d͡ziᴇŋX). The kan'on, so a later borrowing than the jō reading.

First attested as a standalone noun in a text from 1648.[1]

Pronunciation

Affix

静(せい) • (sei) 

  1. quiet
  2. still, unmoving
Derived terms
Derived terms

Noun

静(せい) • (sei) 

  1. [from 1648] stillness
    静(せい)と動(どう)
    sei to dō
    stillness and movement

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
静
じょう
Grade: 4
goon
Alternative spelling
靜 (kyūjitai)

/d͡ʑʲau/ → /d͡ʑɔː/ → /d͡ʑoː/

From Middle Chinese 靜 (MC d͡ziᴇŋX). The goon, so an earlier borrowing than the sei reading.

First attested as a standalone noun in a text from roughly 1216.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ː]

Affix

静(せい) • (sei) 

  1. still, fixed, unmoving
Derived terms
Derived terms

Noun

静(じょう) • (jō) ←じやう (zyau)?

  1. [from roughly 1216] (Buddhism) equanimity, upekkhā, a state untroubled by attachment or aversion

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
静
しず
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
靜 (kyūjitai)
鎮
For pronunciation and definitions of 静 – see しず.
(This term, 静, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entry is uncreated: しず.)

References
  1. “静”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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