Kanji

What does the kanji 鎮 mean?

鎮 means suppressing, pacifying; town. On'yomi チン. Kun'yomi しず.める、しず.まる、おさえ.

Quick facts
On'yomiチン
Kun'yomiしず.める、しず.まる、おさえ
Strokes18
Main radical金
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi チンKun'yomi しず.める、しず.まる、おさえ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework18 strokes

suppressing, pacifying; town

Memory hook

Laying a solid (真) block of metal (金) down to hold everything still — SUPPRESS, CALM, TOWN.

Stroke order · 18 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.