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Kanji Detail for 黙 - "to be silent, quiet"

黙

  • Meaning

    黙 means "to be silent, quiet."

    1. To be silent - Not to speak; to stay quiet.

    2. Quiet - To become still; to be hushed.

  • Words using 黙

    • 沈黙 ちんもく Listen silence; being silent; quiet
    • 黙る だまる Listen to be silent; to say nothing
    • 暗黙 あんもく Listen tacit; unspoken; implicit

  • Four-character idioms with 黙

    • 沈思黙考 ちんしもっこう Listen being lost in deep thought
    • 沈黙寡言 ちんもくかげん Listen taciturn; reticent
    • 熟思黙想 じゅくしもくそう Listen considering (a matter) carefully and silently; being lost in silent contemplation

  • Tattoo check: 黙

    • Verified meaning: to be silent, quiet
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read もく)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 黙

    Given names 黙(もく)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    silence; become silent; stop speaking; leave as is

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    silent; quiet, still; dark

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 默

  • Onyomi

    tip

    boku(ボク) ボク

    moku(モク) モク

  • Kunyomi

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    dama.ru(だま-る) だま-る

    moda.su(もだ-す) もだ-す

  • Strokes

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    15 strokes

  • Radical

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    黒 黑 (kuro)

  • Related Keywords

    to be silent quiet silence mute calm hush noiseless peace reserved reticent serene soundless speechless still taciturn tranquil

Sentences including 黙

  • He was silent all the time.

  • She kept silent about the problem.

  • The teacher told mary to hold her tongue.

  • You have only to keep silent.

  • He kept silent for a while.

  • Just shut up and get on with your work !

  • It was his silence which made her angry.

  • Hold your tongue !

  • All were silent.

  • He kept silent during the meeting.

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