落ち着く To Calm Down

Meaning

Primary

To Calm Down

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Hey. Drop yourself down and arrive back to me. You're going nuts over there. Lower down. Come back. Arrive. You need to do these things to calm down.

Reading

おちつく

Explanation

The readings come from 落ちる and 着く. Hopefully you know these words so you can read this word as well! If you don't, just 落ち着く and everything will be okay.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜が落ち着く

  心が落ち着く

  one's heart feels at ease

  気持ちが落ち着く

  feelings calm down, to feel relaxed

  気分が落ち着く

  one's spirits calm down, to feel at ease

• 〜に落ち着く

  ここに落ち着く

  to settle down here

  自然に落ち着く

  to calm down naturally

  最終的に落ち着く

  to calm down in the end

Context Sentences

かの女はとらえどころのない女性ですが、一しょにいると落ち着くんです。

I have no idea what she's thinking, but I can relax when I'm with her.

ビエトは赤ちゃんにスコッチをあげて落ち着かせた。

Viet calmed down the baby by giving her some scotch.

「ちくしょう、上司のやつ！もう、頭にきた！こんな仕事、辞めてやる。」「おいおいおい、そう焦るなって。ちょっと落ち着けよ。 」

"Damn him! I’m sick of my boss. I’m going to quit my job." "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Don’t be in such a hurry. Calm down."

Kanji Composition

1. 落

   らく Fall
2. 着

   ちゃく Wear