Languages › Japanese Shizukani in Japanese Share Flipboard Email Print Juan Jimenez/EyeEm/Getty Images Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. our editorial process Namiko Abe Updated February 22, 2019 Shizukani means "quiet" in Japanese, which is a good word to know if you're trying to sleep soundly on your vacation to Japan or if you have sensitive hearing. Japanese Characters 静かに。 （しずかに。）