静寂(せいじゃく)

せいじゃく
noun
silence; stillness; tranquility
1. silence; stillness; tranquility
A state of complete quietness and calm, often with a solemn or profound quality.
森(もり)に静寂(せいじゃく)が広(ひろ)がった。
Silence spread through the forest.
静寂(せいじゃく)の中(なか)で鳥(とり)の声(こえ)だけが聞(き)こえた。
In the silence, only birdsong could be heard.
深夜(しんや)の静寂(せいじゃく)を破(やぶ)るようにサイレン(さいれん)が鳴(な)り響(ひび)いた。
A siren wailed, breaking the stillness of the late night.

静寂(せいじゃく) describes deep, often profound silence.

WORD FORMATION:

  • 静(せい) (quiet, calm) + 寂(じゃく) (lonely, silent)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 静寂(せいじゃく)に包(つつ)まれる: to be enveloped in silence
  • 静寂(せいじゃく)を破(やぶ)る: to break the silence
  • 静寂(せいじゃく)が広(ひろ)がる: silence spreads
  • 静寂(せいじゃく)の中(なか)で: in the silence

NUANCE:
静寂(せいじゃく) has a literary, slightly solemn quality. For everyday quietness, 静(しず)けさ or 静(しず)か is more common.

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