黙

meaningsilence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is

On'yomi
モク、ボク
Kun'yomi
だま.る、もだ.す
Strokes
15
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#1338 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

黙
  • 沈黙ちんもくsilence
  • 黙るだまるto be silent
  • 暗黙あんもくtacit
  • 黙とうもくとうsilent prayer
  • 黙祷もくとうsilent prayer

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