静まる (しずまる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

静まる (しずまる) means to calm down / to quieten / to subside.

See example sentences below.

静まる at a glance

静まる

しずまるshizumaru

N2verb

to calm down / to quieten / to subside

静まるしずまるshizumaruN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to calm down / to quieten / to subside

Example 1

子どもの泣き声が静まった。

Translation

The child's crying quieted down.

Example 2

風が静まって、海が穏やかになった。

Translation

The wind calmed down, and the sea became peaceful.