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黙

silence
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingモク、ボク
Kun readingだま.る、もだ.す
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. silenceRtK
    一つ忘れてならない大切なことは、あなたが同意できないことを言ったときアメリカ人は黙ったままでいることがある、ということである。One important thing to remember is that Americans may remain silent when you say something they don't agree with.tatoeba
    それから長い沈黙が続いた。There followed a long silence.tatoeba
  2. become silent
  3. stop speaking
  4. leave as is
  1. to be silent
  2. to say nothing

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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black · computer · chihuahua · dog (犬) · large (大) · drop (丶) · oven-fire (灬) · barbecue (灬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 255

Compound words

黙るだまる
to be silent; to say nothing
暗黙あんもく
tacit; unspoken; implicit
寡黙かもく
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
沈黙ちんもく
silence; being silent; quiet; hush; reticence
黙殺もくさつ
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
黙認もくにん
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration
黙とうもくとう
silent prayer
黙祷もくとう
silent prayer
黙禱もくとう
silent prayer
緘黙かんもく
keeping silent
押黙るおしだまる
to keep silent
緘黙症かんもくしょう
mutism
おし黙るおしだまる
to keep silent
押し黙るおしだまる
to keep silent
沈思黙考ちんしもっこう
being lost in deep thought
黙りこむだまりこむ
to say no more
黙り込むだまりこむ
to say no more
選択性緘黙せんたくせいかんもく
selective mutism
黙りこくるだまりこくる
to keep silent

Additional Examples

彼は呆れて黙っていた。
He was shocked into silence.tatoeba
彼は父親の決定に黙って従った。
He acquiesced in his father's decision.tatoeba
彼は沈思黙考するタイプだからな。
He's the deep brooding type.tatoeba
彼は足を組んで黙って座っていた。
He sat silently with his legs crossed.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 黙

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