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What does 落ち着く (おちつく, ochitsuku) mean?

落ち着く (おちつく, ochitsuku) means to calm down, to settle down.

Quick facts
Readingおちつく
Romajiochitsuku
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
おちつく
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonochitsuku

to calm down, to settle down

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to calm down; to settle down; to die down
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in
  4. 4godan verb · intransitive to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.); to be fixed; to have been reached
  5. 5godan verb · intransitive to harmonize with; to harmonise with; to match

Example sentences

  • No matter what happens, he stays calm.

  • After moving, I finally settled down.

Also written: 落着く

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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