Word Meaning 落ち着く

おちつく ochitsuku

落ち着く is read as おちつく (ochitsuku) and means to settle down (in a location, job, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. to settle down (in a location, job, etc.)
  2. to settle in
  3. to be settled
  4. to be fixed
  5. to have been reached
  6. to be unobtrusive
  7. to be quiet
  8. to be subdued

Reading

Kana

おちつく

Romaji

ochitsuku

Writing Variants

  • 落ちつく おちつく ochitsuku
  • 落ち付く おちつく ochitsuku
  • 落着く おちつく ochitsuku
  • 落付く おちつく ochitsuku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 慌てる Rank 7411 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

落ち着き

おちつき

stability

落着

らくちゃく

being settled

落着ける

おちつける

to quiet

一件落着

いっけんらくちゃく

an issue being settled

落行く

おちゆく

to settle down (e.g. in one location)

落語

らくご

rakugo

落ちる

おちる

to come in (of money)

落下

らっか

fall

おち

punch line (of a joke)

落とす

おとす

to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

Example Sentences

8

I feel safe here.

Let him alone. He'll soon come around by himself.

I find the sound of the rain relaxing.

Some people relax by reading.

I thought he was going to calm down by now, but he's still going.

If that city were a color, it would be a color with a quiet sort of dignity ... wine red, say.

Recently I've been going to this shop a lot. The atmosphere is good, the customers are nice, and it's just really calming. How many years have you been working at this shop? Do you find it rewarding to work here?

Since then I’ve asked my school some questions over email, but so far I haven't really had an answer. I’m not really able to trust them now. What do you think I can do to calm things down?