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Secondary schoolJLPT N1

silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is

15 strokes · frequency rank #1338

On
モク、ボク
Kun
だま.る、もだ.す

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Common words

  1. ちんもくsilence; being silent; quiet; hush1
    • There followed a long silence.

    • Silence gives consent.

    • Speech is silver, silence is golden.

  2. だまるto be silent; to say nothing2
    • I can no longer remain silent.

    • Hey you, shut up!

    • Hold your tongue!

  3. あんもくtacit; unspoken; implicit3
    • We had an implicit agreement that we would support each other.

    • I could read between the lines.

    • There must have been a tacit understanding between them.

  4. もくとうsilent prayer4
    • The whole company stood in silence for a few moments, as a tribute to the dead.

  5. かもくuntalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent5
    • He used to be a quiet man.

  6. もくさつignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on6
  7. もくし(tacitly) implying; implication7
  8. もくひremaining silent; keeping secret8
    • The trial lawyers couldn't get past the Mafia leader's stonewalling tactics.

  9. もくにんtacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence9
    • How can you tolerate such a deed?

    • Imagine, for the sake of argument, a tribal group in which mother-son incest was countenanced.

  10. もくひけんright to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent10
    • Nixon tried to stonewall through Watergate by ignoring it, but it didn't work.

    • I wish to exercise my right to remain silent.

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