In Japanese, "quiet" is 静かな (Shizuka na). It is a adjective.
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静かな is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as Shizuka na, it sounds roughly like "shee-zoo-kah nah" to an English ear.
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Buy on Steam静かな is romanised as Shizuka na. Say it roughly like "shee-zoo-kah nah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
静かな is a na-adjective or noun-adjective. It is neutral in register and fits naturally in both casual and polite sentences. Add na before a noun, or use desu for a polite predicate.
静かな is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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