鎮める

• 読み: しずめる
• ローマ字: shizumeru
• 漢字の分解: 鎮 (chin/shizumeru) — to suppress, to calm, to pacify
• 発音: /ɕi.zɯ.me.ɾɯ/

意味

To calm; to pacify; to suppress; to quell unrest, pain, or strong emotion.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb with both physical and psychological applications. It can mean calming a person or crowd — 鎮める is stronger than 落ち着かせる, implying active suppression — quelling social unrest, or alleviating physical symptoms such as pain or fever. The kanji 鎮 evokes pressing down and stabilising, suggesting more force than gentle soothing.

例文

1. 彼女は深呼吸して高鳴る鼓動を鎮めようとした。
2. 政府は暴動を鎮めるために機動隊を派遣した。
3. 痛みを鎮めるために鎮痛剤を処方してもらった。

使い方ガイド

場面: emotion, conflict, medicine, politics, inner peace

トーン: authoritative

起源と歴史

From the kanji 鎮 (chin), which depicts pressing down and stabilising. Ancient usage included pacifying restless spirits (鎮魂) and suppressing regional uprisings. The transitive 鎮める contrasts with the intransitive 鎮まる (to settle of its own accord).

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General