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沈思黙考

Reading

Kana: ちんしもっこう
Romaji: chinshimokkou
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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being lost in deep thought

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

Readings: チン、 ジン、 しず.む、 しず.める
Meanings: sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: モク、 ボク、 だま.る、 もだ.す
Meanings: silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is
Readings: コウ、 かんが.える、 かんが.え
Meanings: consider, think over

Example Sentences

(かれ)沈思(ちんし)黙考(もっこう)するタイプだからな。
➥He's the deep brooding type.
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(かれ)善悪(ぜんあく)問題(もんだい)について沈思(ちんし)黙考(もっこう)した。
➥He meditated on the problem of good and evil.
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