冷静沈着(れいせいちんちゃく)

れいせいちんちゃく
noun, na-adjective
cool and composed; calm and collected
personality
1. cool and composed; calm and collected
Describes a person who stays calm and level-headed under pressure, without panicking or showing emotional disturbance. A common four-character compound (yojijukugo) praising steady composure.
彼(かれ)は冷静沈着(れいせいちんちゃく)な人(ひと)だ。
He is a cool and composed person.
緊急事態(きんきゅうじたい)でも冷静沈着(れいせいちんちゃく)に対応(たいおう)した。
He responded calmly and composedly even in the emergency.
この仕事(しごと)には冷静沈着(れいせいちんちゃく)な判断力(はんだんりょく)が求(もと)められる。
This job requires calm, composed judgment.

YOJIJUKUGO (四字熟語(よじじゅくご)): combines 冷静(れいせい) (calm) and 沈着(ちんちゃく) (composed), two near-synonyms reinforcing each other. Praises someone who keeps a clear head in a crisis.

Common patterns

Similar words

  • 明鏡止水(めいきょうしすい): a serene, undisturbed mind — more poetic, describes an inner mental state rather than behavior under pressure
  • 泰然自若(たいぜんじじゃく): unperturbed, imperturbable — closer in meaning, but rarer in everyday speech

Related Words

Related: 明鏡止水(めいきょうしすい) (serene mind)
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Added 2026.9.12 21:40 · Revised 2026.9.12 21:50
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