Quietly, Calmly
adverb
Quiet quiet! Do it quietly, please.
しずしず
You know how 静か is しずか? Well, this is the same reading as that. Say it in a whisper with me: "しずしず." Shhh!
京都旅行で行った小料理屋では、静々と流れる小川を見下ろしながら、アユの塩焼きをいただきました。
During my trip to Kyoto, at a small restaurant I visited, I enjoyed grilled ayu fish while overlooking a calmly flowing stream.
雪が静々とつもりゆくのを見て、ホットココアが飲みたくなりました。
Watching the snow silently pile up, I felt like having hot cocoa.
昔の日本では、夫の後ろを静々と歩くような妻が良妻とされてきました。
In old Japan, a wife who walked quietly behind her husband was considered a good wife.