黙
become silent, leave as is, silence, stop speaking

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ボクモク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

だま.るもだ.す

Stroke Order

15 / 15

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:15
JLPT:1
Frequency:1338

Vocabulary

モク

WordReadingMeaning
暗黙アンモクtacit; unspoken; implicit
沈黙チンモクsilence; being silent; quiet; hush; reticence; inaction
黙祷モクトウsilent prayer
寡黙カモクuntalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
黙殺モクサツignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to

Other

WordReadingMeaning
黙るだまるto be silent; to say nothing
黙とうもくとうsilent prayer
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
黙りこくるだまりこくるto keep silent

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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blaze, burn, glow
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cloud up, cloudy weather
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