VocabJLPT N1
stillness
NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. stillness
  2. 2. rest
This noun and verb (する) describes the state of being completely still or motionless, with no movement at all. It is used in physics to describe an object at rest, as well as in everyday language to describe something frozen in place.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

"The screen froze again!" my little brother was complaining.

Sentence 2

Why did the security camera footage suddenly freeze?

Sentence 3

When the wind dies down, the lake's surface goes completely still, like a mirror.

Sentence 4

The line of cars came to a standstill at the intersection to let the ambulance through.

Sentence 5

I've played it back so many times, but the video keeps freezing partway through.