粛 — kanji meaning “solemn”
粛
solemn, quietly, softly
- Meanings
- solemn, quietly, softly
- On'yomi
- シュク (shuku)、スク (suku)
- Kun'yomi
- つつし.む
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1549 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 129
- Chinese reading
- sù
Words with 粛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自粛 | じしゅく jishuku | self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control |
| 粛清 | しゅくせい shukusei | (political) purge |
| 厳粛 | げんしゅく genshuku | grave; solemn; serious |
| 静粛 | せいしゅく seishuku | silent |
| 粛正 | しゅくせい shukusei | strict crackdown on and elimination of misconduct; strict enforcement of discipline |
| 粛々 | しゅくしゅく shukushuku | silent; solemn; quiet |
| 粛慎 | みしはせ mishihase | Mishihase (ancient ethnic group of people who lived in northern Japan) |
| 粛慎 | しゅくしん shukushin | Sushen (ancient ethnic group of people who lived in northeastern China) |
| 粛然 | しゅくぜん shukuzen | silent; quiet; solemn |
| 綱紀粛正 | こうきしゅくせい koukishukusei | enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials |
| 粛軍 | しゅくぐん shukugun | army purge |
| 粛として | しゅくとして shukutoshite | solemnly; respectfully; reverently |
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