沈黙

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See also: 沉默 and 沈默

Chinese[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 沉默 (“to be silent; to not speak; to be reticent; to be taciturn; to be untalkative”).
(This term is a variant form of 沉默).

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ちん
Grade: S
もく
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
沈默 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(ちん)(もく) (chinmoku

  1. silence
    (ひつじ)たち沈黙(ちんもく)
    hitsuji tachi no chinmoku
    The Silence of the Lambs
  2. reticence

Idioms[edit]

Verb[edit]

(ちん)(もく)する (chinmoku surusuru (stem (ちん)(もく) (chinmoku shi), past (ちん)(もく)した (chinmoku shita))

  1. be silent
  2. be reticent

Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN