鎮
quell; tranquilize; ancient peace-preservation centers
18 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1617.
Readings
- チン (on reading): 鎮 (ちん) a weight; 鎮圧 (ちんあつ) suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.)
- しずめる (kun reading): 鎮め (しずめ) controlling; 取り鎮める (とりしずめる) to quell
- しずまる (kun reading)
- おさえ (kun reading)
Components
- 金
- 真
- 一 radical one
- ハ radical eight, katakana ha
- 十 radical ten
- 丷 radical horns, inverted eight
- 目 radical eye
- 金 radical gold; metal
Words using 鎮
- 鎮 (ちん) a weight
- 鎮圧 (ちんあつ) suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.)
- 鎮座 (ちんざ) enshrinement (of a deity)
- 鎮守 (ちんじゅ) local Shinto deity
- 鎮台 (ちんだい) garrison (in Meiji era)
- 鎮め (しずめ) controlling
- 取り鎮める (とりしずめる) to quell
- 鎮め物 (しずめもの) sacred items buried in the ring during its ritual purification
- 天名地鎮 (あないち) Ana'ichi (script)
58 words in all.