This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

沈黙は金雄弁は銀

Reading

Kana: ちんもくはきんゆうべんはぎん
Romaji: chinmokuhakin'yuubenhagin
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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speech is silver, silence is golden

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
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: ユウ、 お-、 おす、 おん
Meanings: masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence
Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
Meanings: valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
Readings: ギン、 しろがね
Meaning: silver