沈黙

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See also: 沉默 and 沈默

Chinese

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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

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(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

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Verb

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

  1. be silent
  2. be reticent

Conjugation

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References

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  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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN