Entry
  1. Taru adjective

    silent; quiet; solemn

    人々が我々について言っていることが真実であることを反省してみると粛然とせざるをえない。
    How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true!
  2. Adverb taking the 'to' particle

    softly; quietly; solemnly

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

solemn, quietly, softly

Kun
つつし.む
On
シュクスク
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1549 of 2500
Radical
brush
WaniKani
Level 54

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
4-11-3SKIP code
0a11.8The Kanji Dictionary
5022.7Four corner code
1654deroo
7c9bUnicode hex code
1-29-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
115Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4747New Nelson (John Haig)
3581New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4400Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2227Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2996Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1733Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1870Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1337A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1528Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1652Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29223PMorohashi
1369A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1695Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1811Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1613Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1476Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1824Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
614Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1749Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
su4Pinyin reading
sugKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
54WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

Kun
しかしか.りしか.し
On
ゼンネン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
401 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-8-4SKIP code
4d8.10The Kanji Dictionary
2333.3Four corner code
2540deroo
7136Unicode hex code
1-33-19JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2770Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3435New Nelson (John Haig)
2782New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3456Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1779Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2423Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
241Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
256Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
375A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1788Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
437Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19149Morohashi
528A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
651Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
662Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
450sakade
716Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
557henshall3
592Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
144crowley
401Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1279Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
246Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ran2Pinyin reading
yeonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level