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What does 黙る (だまる, damaru) mean?

黙る (だまる, damaru) means to fall silent, to keep quiet.

Quick facts
Readingだまる
Romajidamaru
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
だまる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondamaru

to fall silent, to keep quiet

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to be silent; to say nothing

Example sentences

  • It's noisy, so be quiet for a bit.

  • He didn't say a thing and just stayed 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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