Japanese

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Kanji in this term
もく
Grade: S
goon
Alternative spelling
默とう (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 黙とう – see the following entry.
黙祷もくとう
[noun] a silent prayer
[verb] to offer a silent prayer
(This term, 黙とう, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes

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This spelling replaces the character, which is excluded from the jōyō kanji list, with its reading in hiragana as とう ().