Japanese symbol for “collected”
深沈
しんちん
Romaji: shinchin
calm; composed; collected; self-possessed
In Japanese, collected is 深沈, read しんちん (shinchin).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-t, adv-to calm; composed; collected; self-possessed
- adj-t, adv-to silently (of the passing of the night); quietly
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “collected”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鷹揚 | おうよう ouyou | placid; composed; cool |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 深刻 | しんこく shinkoku | serious; severe; grave |
| 深い | ふかい fukai | deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.) |
| 深夜 | しんや shin'ya | late at night |
| 深める | ふかめる fukameru | to deepen; to heighten; to intensify |
| 興味深い | きょうみぶかい kyoumibukai | very interesting; of great interest |
| 深み | ふかみ fukami | deep place; depths |
| 沈黙 | ちんもく chinmoku | silence; being silent; quiet |
| 沈没 | ちんぼつ chinbotsu | sinking; foundering; going down |
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