No. 2,753 in Japanese
落ち着い
Calm; composed; settled.
In a sentence
部屋の色調が暖かくて、とても落ち着いた雰囲気です。
The room's tone is warm and has a very calm atmosphere.
In this sentence, 落ち着いた describes the atmosphere as calm and tranquil.
彼は重要な試合の前でも落ち着いている。
Even before an important match, he remains calm.
Here, 落ち着いている is used to describe someone’s state of being calm and composed.
深呼吸をしてから、心が落ち着きました。
After deep breathing, my mind settled and calmed down.
In this context, 落ち着きました refers to the process of becoming calm or composed.
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