黙食
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 黙 | 食 |
| もく Grade: S |
しょく Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 默食 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]From 黙 (moku, “stillness”) + 食 (shoku, “eating”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- eating in silence (without conversing)
- [1983 November 13, Yoshikawa Masayoshi, “WHAT gimu kyōiku [WHAT! Compulsory education]”, in Yomiuri Shimbun, page 9:
- いま学校で、「黙動」「黙食」運動が、深く静かに運行中だ。聞き慣れない言葉だが、つまるところ児童・生徒に「黙って行動」「黙って食事」させる運動。
- Ima gakkō de, “mokudō” “mokushoku” undō ga, fukaku shizuka ni unkō chū da. Kiki narenai kotoba da ga, tsumaru tokoro jidō seito ni “damatte kōdō” “damatte shokuji” saseru undō.
- In schools now, a “mokudō” “mokushoku” movement is running quietly and deep. They are not familiar words, but ultimately it describes an attempt to make children and students “behave quietly” and “eat silently”.]
- いま学校で、「黙動」「黙食」運動が、深く静かに運行中だ。聞き慣れない言葉だが、つまるところ児童・生徒に「黙って行動」「黙って食事」させる運動。
- 2019 October 18, “Kenshō: Jisatsu-zō, kodomo ni heisoku-kan mienu atsuryoku, gakkō-nai ni [Inspections: increased suicides, children feeling hopeless, invisible pressures in schools]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, page 6:
- 「忘れ物をしない」「背筋を伸ばす」といった規範意識の向上をクラス全体で目指す「学級スタンダード」、給食時に私語を禁止する「黙食」、学力に対する保護者の目……。
- “Wasuremono o shinai” “sesuji o nobasu” to itta kihan ishiki no kōjō o kurasu zentai de mezasu “gakkyū sutandādo”, kyūshoku toki ni shigo o kinshi suru “mokushoku”, gakuryoku ni tai suru hogosha no me…….
- “Class standards” seek to impose norms such as “don’t forget items” and “stand with your back straight” for the improvement of the entire class, and at lunch time “silent eating” is the rule as guardians watch for forbidden whispering, in order to improve scholarly ability....
- 「忘れ物をしない」「背筋を伸ばす」といった規範意識の向上をクラス全体で目指す「学級スタンダード」、給食時に私語を禁止する「黙食」、学力に対する保護者の目……。
- 2022 February 26, “Daigaku nyūshi: U-dai, itsutsu gakubu ni 1371-nin idomu [University entrance exams: 1,371 people contend for five departments at Utsunomiya U]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, Tochigi local edition, page 27:
- 静岡県の高校３年生、鈴木絢羽さん（18）は「人が多いところには出かけないようにし、学校でも黙食を徹底していた。
- Shizuoka-ken no kōkō san-nensei, Suzuki Ayane-san (jūhachi) wa “hito ga ōi tokoro ni wa dekakenai yō ni shi, gakkō de mo mokushoku o tettei shiteita.
- Third-year high school student Ayane Suzuki (18) from Shizuoka prefecture said, “I avoided places with lots of people, and at school even made an effort at eating in silence.”
- 静岡県の高校３年生、鈴木絢羽さん（18）は「人が多いところには出かけないようにし、学校でも黙食を徹底していた。
- 2022 March 5, “Kansen sai kakudai soshi tettei e [Toward thorough prevention of re-infection]”, in Yomiuri Shimbun, Chūbu morning edition, page 23:
- マスク会食や「黙食」の徹底、「みえ安心おもてなし施設認証制度」認証店の利用、不要不急の県境を越える移動の自粛などを県民に呼びかける。
- Masuku kaishoku ya “mokushoku” no tettei, “Mie anshin omotenashi shisetsu ninshō seido” ninshō ten no riyō, fuyō fukyū no kenkyō o koeru idō no jishuku nado o kenmin ni yobikakeru.
- We call on citizens of the prefecture to enforce masked dining and “silent eating”, to use the “Mie safe hospitality certification system” for shops, to practice self-restraint against crossing prefecture borders unnecessarily, and so on.
- マスク会食や「黙食」の徹底、「みえ安心おもてなし施設認証制度」認証店の利用、不要不急の県境を越える移動の自粛などを県民に呼びかける。
Usage notes
[edit]- Widespread from 2021 in reference to eating in groups in public, which could transmit COVID-19.
Synonyms
[edit]- 静食 (seishoku)
Hypernyms
[edit]Verb
[edit]黙食する • (mokushoku suru) suru (stem 黙食し (mokushoku shi), past 黙食した (mokushoku shita))
- [from 2021] to eat in silence (without conversing)
- 2021 December 6, “Shingata korona ‘taisaku e no rikai fukamete’ Yahata byōin no Itō inchō, chū- kōsei muke kaisetsu dōga [COVID-19: Yahata hospital director Ito produces ‘Deeper understanding of countermeasures’ video for junior- and high-school students]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, Fukuoka local edition, page 23:
- 関心が高かった部活動対策では、伊藤院長が「マスクを外して水分補給する時に会話が弾むとリスクが高まる」と強調し、休憩時こそ注意するよう呼びかけた。また、飲食店のにぎわいが戻る中で「僕たちは昼食時にいつまで黙食する必要があるのか」という質問も。
- Kanshin ga takakatta bukatsudō taisaku de wa, Itō inchō ga “Masuku o hazushite suibun hokyū suru toki ni kaiwa ga hazumu to risuku ga takamaru” to kyōchō shi, kyūkei toki koso chūi suru yō yobikaketa. Mata, inshokuten no nigiwai ga modoru naka de “Bokutachi wa chūshokuji ni itsu made mokushoku suru hitsuyō ga aru no ka” to iu shitsumon mo.
- There was particular concern about countermeasures during club activities, as director Ito emphasized that “If masks are removed when hydrating, conversation or heavy breathing pose a high risk,” and called for continued caution during break times. Also, as crowds return to the cafeteria people question, “How long must we continue to eat in silence at lunchtime?”
- 関心が高かった部活動対策では、伊藤院長が「マスクを外して水分補給する時に会話が弾むとリスクが高まる」と強調し、休憩時こそ注意するよう呼びかけた。また、飲食店のにぎわいが戻る中で「僕たちは昼食時にいつまで黙食する必要があるのか」という質問も。
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of "黙食する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 黙食し | もくしょくし | mokushoku shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 黙食し | もくしょくし | mokushoku shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 黙食する | もくしょくする | mokushoku suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 黙食する | もくしょくする | mokushoku suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 黙食すれ | もくしょくすれ | mokushoku sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 黙食せよ¹ 黙食しろ² |
もくしょくせよ¹ もくしょくしろ² |
mokushoku seyo¹ mokushoku shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 黙食される | もくしょくされる | mokushoku sareru | |
| Causative | 黙食させる 黙食さす |
もくしょくさせる もくしょくさす |
mokushoku saseru mokushoku sasu | |
| Potential | 黙食できる | もくしょくできる | mokushoku dekiru | |
| Volitional | 黙食しよう | もくしょくしよう | mokushoku shiyō | |
| Negative | 黙食しない | もくしょくしない | mokushoku shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 黙食せず | もくしょくせず | mokushoku sezu | |
| Formal | 黙食します | もくしょくします | mokushoku shimasu | |
| Perfective | 黙食した | もくしょくした | mokushoku shita | |
| Conjunctive | 黙食して | もくしょくして | mokushoku shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 黙食すれば | もくしょくすれば | mokushoku sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
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