沈黙

See also: 沉默 and 沈默

Chinese

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

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

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) んもく [chìńmókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [t͡ɕĩmːo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

    Noun

    (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

    Verb

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

    1. be silent
    2. be reticent

    Conjugation

    References

    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
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