冷静

• 読み: れいせい
• ローマ字: reisei
• 漢字の分解: 冷 (rei) — cool, cold; 静 (sei) — quiet, calm, still
• 発音: /ɾeː.seː/

意味

Calm; composed; cool-headed. Maintaining emotional control under pressure.

Functions as a noun and na-adjective (冷静な). Describes the ability to stay rational and controlled in stressful or emotional situations. 冷静になる means to calm down, and 冷静に考える means to think calmly. Highly valued in Japanese conflict resolution.

例文

1. 冷静に考えれば、答えが見つかるはずだ。
2. 彼女はいつも冷静で判断力がある。
3. 怒っている時こそ冷静になるべきだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, workplace, emergencies

トーン: measured

起源と歴史

Compound of 冷 (rei, cool/cold) and 静 (sei, quiet/calm). Together they express a cool quietness — the composed state of a mind that is neither heated by emotion nor disturbed by chaos.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal