落(お)ち着(つ)き

おちつき
noun
composure; calmness; poise
See also: 落(お)ち着(つ)く (verb form)
1. composure; calmness; poise; presence of mind
A state of being calm and collected, especially in stressful situations.
彼(かれ)は落(お)ち着(つ)きがあるので、緊急(きんきゅう)時(じ)に頼(たよ)りになる。
He has composure, so he's reliable in emergencies.
この子(こ)は落(お)ち着(つ)きがなくて、じっとしていられない。
This child has no composure and can't sit still.
落(お)ち着(つ)きがない = restless, fidgety
大(おお)きな地震(じしん)のあとも落(お)ち着(つ)きを失(うしな)わず、周(まわ)りの人(ひと)を冷静(れいせい)に誘導(ゆうどう)した。
Even after the big earthquake, he didn't lose his composure and calmly guided the people around him.
2. stability; settledness
A state of being settled or steady, often referring to living situations or life circumstances.
転職(てんしょく)して一年(いちねん)、ようやく生活(せいかつ)に落(お)ち着(つ)きが出(で)てきた。
A year after changing jobs, my life is finally becoming stable.
引(ひ)っ越(こ)しばかりで落(お)ち着(つ)きのない生活(せいかつ)が続(つづ)いている。
I keep moving, and my unsettled lifestyle continues.
子(こ)どもが生(う)まれてからようやく家庭(かてい)に落(お)ち着(つ)きが出(で)て、週末(しゅうまつ)は家族(かぞく)で過(す)ごすことが多(おお)くなった。
After the child was born, the household finally settled down, and we started spending more weekends together as a family.

FORMATION:
落(お)ち着(つ)く (to calm down, to settle) → 落(お)ち着(つ)き (noun form)

COLLOCATIONS:

  • 落(お)ち着(つ)きがある - to have composure
  • 落(お)ち着(つ)きがない - to lack composure, restless
  • 落(お)ち着(つ)きを取(と)り戻(もど)す - to regain composure
  • 落(お)ち着(つ)きを払(はら)う - to stay calm
  • 落(お)ち着(つ)きのある人(ひと) - a composed person

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 冷静(れいせい) - calm, cool-headed
  • 沈着(ちんちゃく) - composure (literary)
  • 平静(へいせい) - calmness, equanimity

Related Words

Related: 冷静(れいせい) (calm)
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Added 2026.1.19 12:00 · Revised 2026.4.8 12:07
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