Vocab Info
N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
沈黙silence, being silent, quiet, hush, reticence, inaction
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1.
silence, being silent, quiet, hush
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2.
reticence, inaction
All Forms
沈黙 【ちんもく】
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スパイが沈黙を守っています。
The spy remains in silence, refusing to speak.
会議室での沈黙を破ったのは部長だった。
It was the department head who finally broke the silence in the meeting room.
深い夜の沈黙の中で考え事をすると暗い気分になります。
Thinking too much in the silence of the night always puts me in a gloomy mood.
一緒に遊んだ男友達からのキスを拒んだ後、気まずい沈黙が続いた。
After I rejected a kiss from my guy friend, an awkward silence lingered between us.
会議中にみんなが沈黙して誰も語らないとあって、会議が長引いています。
Nobody is speaking in the meeting—just a heavy silence, making it drag on longer than necessary.
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