Meaning

Primary

Quietly

Alternative

Calmly

Word Type

adverb

Explanation

Quiet quiet! Do it quietly, please.

Reading

しずしず
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You know how 静か is しずか? Well, this is the same reading as that. Say it in a whisper with me: "しずしず." Shhh!

Context

Context Sentences

京都旅行で行った小料理屋では、静々と流れる小川を見下ろしながら、アユの塩焼きをいただきました。

During my trip to Kyoto, at a small restaurant I visited, I enjoyed grilled ayu fish while overlooking a calmly flowing stream.

雪が静々とつもりゆくのを見て、ホットココアが飲みたくなりました。

Watching the snow silently pile up, I felt like having hot cocoa.

昔の日本では、夫の後ろを静々と歩くような妻が良妻とされてきました。

In old Japan, a wife who walked quietly behind her husband was considered a good wife.

Kanji Composition