Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

沈黙(ちんもく)silence, being silent, quiet, hush, reticence, inaction

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      silence, being silent, quiet, hush

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      reticence, inaction

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    沈黙 【ちんもく】

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    Examples

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      スパイが沈黙(ちんもく)(まも)っています。

      The spy is maintaining silence. {silence, being silent, quiet, hush, reticence, inaction}

      • N1

      会議(かいぎ)(しつ)での沈黙(ちんもく)(やぶ)ったのは部長(ぶちょう)だった。

      It was the department head who broke the silence in the meeting room. {silence, being silent, quiet, hush, reticence, inaction}

      • N1

      (ふか)(よる)沈黙(ちんもく)(なか)(かんが)(ごと)をすると(くら)気分(きぶん)になります。

      Thinking in the silence of the deep night makes me feel gloomy. {silence, being silent, quiet, hush, reticence, inaction}

      • N1

      一緒(いっしょ)(あそ)んだ(おとこ)友達(ともだち)からのキスを(こば)んだ(あと)()まずい沈黙(ちんもく)(つづ)いた。

      After rejecting a kiss from a male friend I had been hanging out with, an awkward silence ensued. {silence, being silent, quiet, hush, reticence, inaction}

      • N1

      会議(かいぎ)(ちゅう)にみんなが沈黙(ちんもく)して(だれ)(かた)らないとあって、会議(かいぎ)長引(ながび)いています。

      During the meeting, everyone is silent and nobody is speaking, causing the meeting to drag on. {silence, being silent, quiet, hush, reticence, inaction}

      • N1
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