Vocabulary
What does 沈黙 (ちんもく, chinmoku) mean?
沈黙 (ちんもく, chinmoku) means silence.
Quick facts| Reading | ちんもく |
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| Romaji | chinmoku |
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| Part of speech | noun, suru verb, intransitive |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchinmoku
silence
- 1noun · suru verb · intransitive silence; being silent; quiet
- 2noun · suru verb · intransitive reticence; inaction
Example sentences
会議室は重い沈黙に包まれていた。
The meeting room was wrapped in a heavy silence.
質問に対して彼はしばらく沈黙した。
Faced with the question, he fell silent for a while.
