静寂(せいじゃく) せいじゃく noun silence; stillness; tranquility formalsensenature 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)るようにサイレンが鳴(な)り響(ひび)いた。🔊 A siren wailed, breaking the stillness of the late night. Common collocations静寂(せいじゃく)に包(つつ)まれる: to be wrapped 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)の中(なか)で: in the stillnessSimilar words静(しず)けさ: quietness; the everyday noun from 静(しず)か.沈黙(ちんもく): silence of a person who does not speak.静寂(せいじゃく) is literary and solemn: the stillness of a forest, a temple, or the dead of night. Related Words Antonym: 喧噪(けんそう) (noise, clamor) Related: 静(しず)か (quiet, calm) Compare: 静(しず)けさ (quietness) Compare: 沈黙(ちんもく) (silence of a person who does not speak.) general Added 2026.1.31 11:16 · Revised 2026.10.1 17:10 09000/09055_seijaku