Meaning

Primary

To Appease

Alternatives

To Suppress, To Calm

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means tranquilize, so the verb version is what happens when you've already been able to tranquilize someone. It's to appease or to suppress.

Reading

しずめる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

You want to appease her because she's (しず) SUPER mad. She's pissed and she's angry and she's going to beat you up if you don't find out how to calm her down!

Context

Context Sentences

神の怒りを鎮めるには、生贄を捧げる必要があります。

In order to appease the god’s anger we need to offer a sacrifice.

Kanji Composition