See also: 沉默 and 沈默

Chinese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 沉默 (“to be silent; to not speak; to be reticent; to be taciturn; to be untalkative”).
(This term is a variant form of 沉默).

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ちん
Grade: S
もく
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
沈默 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ちん)(もく) (chinmoku

  1. silence
    (ひつじ)たち沈黙(ちんもく)
    hitsuji tachi no chinmoku
    The Silence of the Lambs
  2. reticence

Idioms edit

Verb edit

(ちん)(もく)する (chinmoku surusuru (stem (ちん)(もく) (chinmoku shi), past (ちん)(もく)した (chinmoku shita))

  1. be silent
  2. be reticent

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN