ちんもく

沈黙

silence; being silent; quiet; hush

N5Common wordNoun

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

silence•being silent•quiet•hush

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

reticence•inaction

Example Sentences

雄弁は銀(ぎん)、沈黙は金(きん)。

Speech is silver, silence is golden.

弁舌は銀(ぎん)、沈黙は金(きん)。

Speech is silver, silence is golden.

彼(かれら)らは沈黙を破った。

They broke the silence.

彼(かれ)の沈黙は何(なに)を意味するのか。

What does his silence imply?

沈黙は承諾を意味する事(こと)が多い。

Silence often implies consent.

sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

チン / しず.む

silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is

モク / だま.る