Vocab Info

A1 な-adjective, Noun

寡黙(かもく)silent (person), shy, taciturn, reticent, uncommunicative

    Dictionary Definition

    1. な-adjective, Noun

      1. 1.

        untalkative, quiet, taciturn, reticent, uncommunicative

    All Forms

    寡黙 【かもく】

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    • Frequency

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    Examples

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    • 寡黙(かもく)な父(ちち)は、普段(ふだん)はほとんど喋(しゃべ)りません。

      My quiet father hardly ever speaks.

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    • 寡黙(かもく)な祖父(そふ)が沢山(たくさん)喋(しゃべ)るのはとても珍(めずら)しいです。

      It's very rare for my quiet grandfather to talk a lot.

      • N1
    • さっきまであんなに騒(さわ)いでいたのに急(きゅう)に彼(かれ)は寡黙(かもく)になった。

      Despite making such a fuss until a moment ago, he suddenly became silent.

      • N1
    • 寡黙(かもく)を尊(とうと)ぶ風潮(ふうちょう)があるこの村(むら)では、よく喋(しゃべ)る人(ひと)はあまり好(す)かれません。

      In this village where the silent are valued, people who talk a lot are not particularly liked.

      • N1
    • 寡黙(かもく)な人(ひと)だと思(おも)っていた彼(かれ)が急(きゅう)に沢山(たくさん)喋(しゃべ)り出(だ)した時(とき)の驚(おどろ)きといったらない。

      I can't express my surprise when he, whom I thought was a quiet person, suddenly started talking a lot.

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