Vocab Info
N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
沈黙silence, being silent, quiet, hush, reticence, inaction
Dictionary Definition
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1.
silence, being silent, quiet, hush
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2.
reticence, inaction
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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 is maintaining silence. {silence, being silent, quiet, hush, reticence, inaction}
会議室での沈黙を破ったのは部長だった。
It was the department head who broke the silence in the meeting room. {silence, being silent, quiet, hush, reticence, inaction}
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 in the silence of the deep night makes me feel gloomy. {silence, being silent, quiet, hush, reticence, inaction}
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 rejecting a kiss from a male friend I had been hanging out with, an awkward silence ensued. {silence, being silent, quiet, hush, reticence, inaction}
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。
During the meeting, everyone is silent and nobody is speaking, causing the meeting to drag on. {silence, being silent, quiet, hush, reticence, inaction}
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