Vocabulary

What does しいんと (shiinto) mean?

しいんと means dead silent, hushed.

Quick facts
Readingしいんと
Romajishiinto
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
しいんと
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkshiinto

dead silent, hushed

Example sentences

  • The park at night was completely silent.

  • The classroom fell completely silent.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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