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A1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
寡黙silent (person), shy, taciturn, reticent, uncommunicative
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
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untalkative, quiet, taciturn, reticent, uncommunicative
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寡黙 【かもく】
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寡黙な父は、普段はほとんど喋りません。
My taciturn father hardly ever speaks. {silent (person), shy, taciturn, reticent, uncommunicative}
寡黙な祖父が沢山喋るのはとても珍しいです。
It's very rare for my taciturn grandfather to talk a lot. {silent (person), shy, taciturn, reticent, uncommunicative}
さっきまであんなに騒いでいたのに急に彼は寡黙になった。
Despite making such a fuss until a moment ago, he suddenly became silent. {silent (person), shy, taciturn, reticent, uncommunicative}
寡黙を尊ぶ風潮があるこの村では、よく喋る人はあまり好かれません。
In this village where the taciturn are revered, people who talk a lot are not particularly liked. {silent (person), shy, taciturn, reticent, uncommunicative}
寡黙な人だと思っていた彼が急に沢山喋り出した時の驚きといったらない。
You wouldn't believe the shock when he, whom I thought was a taciturn person, suddenly started talking a lot. {silent (person), shy, taciturn, reticent, uncommunicative}
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