Kanji
黙
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JLPT N1Jōyō · secondaryfreq #133815 strokes
Meanings
silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is
ES: silencio, callarse, dejar de hablar
- On
- モク、ボク
- Kun
- だま.る、もだ.す
Common words
- 黙るだまるto be silent, to say nothing
- 沈黙ちんもくsilence, being silent, quiet, hush
- 暗黙あんもくtacit, unspoken, implicit
- 寡黙かもくuntalkative, quiet, taciturn, reticent, uncommunicative
- 黙殺もくさつignoring, disregarding, taking no notice of, refusing to comment on, turning a deaf ear to
- 黙祷もくとうsilent prayer
- 黙認もくにんtacit approval, tacit permission, connivance, acquiescence, toleration, overlooking
Example sentences
黙ってろ。さもないと命はないぞ。
Hold your tongue, or you'll be killed.
¡Cállate! De lo contrario, perderás tu vida.
Tatoeba #80033(opens in a new tab)沈黙は金。
Silence is golden.
El silencio es oro.
Tatoeba #1061680(opens in a new tab)沈黙は同意を表す。
Silence gives consent.
Quien calla otorga.
Tatoeba #5169(opens in a new tab)それから長い沈黙が続いた。
There followed a long silence.
Tatoeba #205915(opens in a new tab)