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沈黙

Reading

Kana: ちんもく
Romaji: chinmoku
Kana
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Definitions

vs
1

silence; being silent; quiet; hush

2

reticence; inaction

Kanji

Readings: チン、 ジン、 しず.む、 しず.める
Meanings: sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes
Readings: モク、 ボク、 だま.る、 もだ.す
Meanings: silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is

Example Sentences

沈黙(ちんもく)承諾(しょうだく)(しるし)
➥Silence gives consent.
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(かれ)らは沈黙(ちんもく)(やぶ)った。
➥They broke the silence.
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しばしの沈黙(ちんもく)があった。
➥There was a silence.
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雄弁(ゆうべん)(ぎん)沈黙(ちんもく)(きん)
➥Speech is silver, silence is golden.
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弁舌(べんぜつ)(ぎん)沈黙(ちんもく)(きん)
➥Speech is silver, silence is golden.
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その()(なが)沈黙(ちんもく)(つづ)いた。
➥There followed a prolonged silence.
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