Vocab Info
N1 Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb
沈黙silence, being silent, quiet, hush, reticence, inaction
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb
1.
silence, being silent, quiet, hush
2.
reticence, inaction
All Forms
沈黙 【ちんもく】
Details
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Examples
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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