See also: 默禱 and 默祷

Japanese edit

Etymology edit

Kanji in this term
もく
Grade: S
とう
Jinmeiyō
goon
Alternative spellings
默禱 (kyūjitai)
黙とう

/mokutau//mokutɔː//mokutoː/

Attested around the mid-Muromachi period.

From Middle Chinese-derived elements (moku, silence) +‎ (, praying).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(もく)(とう) (mokutōもくたう (mokutau)?

  1. a silent prayer

Usage notes edit

This is used as an announcement to begin a public moment of silence such as one in observation of an anniversary of a disaster.

Verb edit

(もく)(とう)する (mokutō suruintransitive suru (stem (もく)(とう) (mokutō shi), past (もく)(とう)した (mokutō shita))

  1. to offer a silent prayer

Conjugation edit

Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN