黙

silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is

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:N1

Frequency:1338

Vocabulary

モク

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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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