静まる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 静まる, read しずまる, uses quiet 静 in an intransitive verb for a disturbance subsiding.
• Basic usage: It is an intransitive verb for disturbance or motion subsiding, as in 海が静まる or 会場が静まる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Grammar and combinations
  • The transitive verb for calming something is 静める; with 静まる, the thing becoming quiet takes が.