Vocab Info

N1 Noun

沈黙(ちんもく)

silence, being silent, quiet, hush, reticence, inaction

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

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    • Word Type

      Noun

    • 単語の種類

      サ行変格動詞

    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}

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