落ち着く
おちつく
Also written 落ちつく, 落着く, 落ち付く
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind; to relax
- to calm down; to settle down; to die down; to become stable; to abate
- to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in
- to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.); to be fixed; to have been reached
- to harmonize with; to harmonise with; to match; to suit; to fit
- to be unobtrusive; to be quiet; to be subdued (usu. before a noun as 落ち着いた) See also: 落ち着いた (おちついた).
Kanji
Example sentences
- 友達はいつも僕のこととても落ち着いてるって言うけれど、家族にはいつもいらいらしているって言われるんだ。
My friends always say I'm too calm, but my family always says I'm too annoying. - 空の旅は早いが海はおちつく。
Air travel is fast; sea travel is, however, restful. - 気持ちを落ち着かせるようにしなさい。
Try and calm down. - 落ち着けよ。
Take it easy. - 落ち着いて!
Take it easy.
Common phrases
Related forms
- 落ち着ける (おちつける) to quiet (transitive partner)