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October 26, 2017

冷静 Calm, Cool

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冷静 (れいせい)

calm; cool

冷静
rei sei
calm, cool

冷 rei cold
静 sei quiet; still

冷たい tsumetai - cold (to the touch), chilly [B]
冷酷 rei koku - cruel, cold-hearted [A]
冷蔵庫 rei zou ko - refrigerator [I]
静か shizuka - quiet [B]
静電気 sei den ki - static electricity [A]

Detective Wilbert decisively fingers the suspect.

SUGGESTED USAGE:

刑事(けいじ)ウィルバートは冷静(れいせい)に犯人(はんにん)を指差(ゆびさ)した。

kei ji wiruba-to wa reisei ni hannin o yubisashita. hannin wa... anata desu. i,ie... jitsu wa watashi desu. gomen.
Detective Wilbert calmly pointed out the suspect.

[in Japan, when people point to themselves, they point to their noses]

  • 刑事 kei ji - police detective
  • ウィルバート wiruba-to - Wilbert
  • 冷静に rei sei ni - calmly [adding a ni makes it an adverb: CALM -> CALMLY]
  • 犯人 han nin - suspect; criminal; offender; bad guy
  • 指差した yubi sashita - pointed out, point at
  • あなた anata - you
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