Japanese symbol for “pacification”
鎮静
ちんせい
Romaji: chinsei
calming down; settling down; quieting down; quietening down
In Japanese, pacification is 鎮静, read ちんせい (chinsei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs calming down; settling down; quieting down; quietening down; subsiding; pacification
- n, vi, vs sedation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pacification”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 慰撫 | いぶ ibu | pacification; soothing |
| 鎮撫 | ちんぶ chinbu | pacification; placating |
| 宣撫 | せんぶ senbu | pacification |
| 鎮定 | ちんてい chintei | suppression (e.g. of a rebellion); pacification |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鎮守 | ちんじゅ chinju | local Shinto deity; tutelary god |
| 鎮圧 | ちんあつ chin'atsu | suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down |
| 重鎮 | じゅうちん juuchin | leader; authority; mainstay |
| 鎮魂 | ちんこん chinkon | repose of a soul |
| 鎮座 | ちんざ chinza | enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place) |
| 静か | しずか shizuka | quiet; silent |
| 冷静 | れいせい reisei | calmness; composure; coolness |
| 静止 | せいし seishi | stillness; rest; being stationary |
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