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落ち着く

おちつく

to calm down, to settle in

Mnemonic

落ちる falling and 着く landing, bolted together. Everything that was up in the air comes down and stays down. Sit. Now listen: おちつく.

Worth knowing

Built straight out of 落ちる おちる. Also used of settling into a new place, and of a room that feels calm.

Built from

fall, drop
艹 grass and 氵 water up at the top, both on their way down.
arrive, wear
目 an eye at the bottom under a woolly top, something landing on you and staying there.

Words sharing these kanji

to fall to drop to wear, to put on to arrive arrival to change clothes

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