鎮 is the Japanese kanji for tranquilize, ancient peace-preservation centers. It is written with 18 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is しず.める、しず.まる、おさえ and its on reading is チン.
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Words with 鎮
- 鎮まるto become quiet, to quiet down, to quieten down
- 鎮めるto quiet (a child, crowd, etc.), to quieten, to make quiet
- 鎮圧suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.), repression, putting down
- 重鎮leader, authority, mainstay
- 鎮魂repose of a soul
- 鎮守local Shinto deity, tutelary god
Practice 鎮 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.