黙

silent; silence; become silent; stop speaking; leave as is

15 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1338.

Readings

• だまる (kun reading): 黙る (だまる) to be silent; 黙りこくる (だまりこくる) to keep silent
• モク (on reading): 沈黙 (ちんもく) silence; 黙々 (もくもく) silent
• ボク (on reading)
• もだす (kun reading): 黙し難い (もだしがたい) unable to decline

Components

• 黒
• 犬
• ⺣ radical fire, bottom form of 火
• 犬 radical dog
• 里 radical village; ri
• 黒 radical black

Words using 黙

• 黙る (だまる) to be silent
• 黙りこくる (だまりこくる) to keep silent
• 黙り込む (だまりこむ) to say no more
• 押し黙る (おしだまる) to keep silent
• 黙坊 (だまりぼう) silent person
• 沈黙 (ちんもく) silence
• 黙々 (もくもく) silent
• 黙認 (もくにん) tacit approval
• 暗黙 (あんもく) tacit
• 黙示録 (もくしろく) Revelation (book of the Bible)
• 黙し難い (もだしがたい) unable to decline
• 黙聴 (だまテン) being in tenpai but not calling rīchi

75 words in all.

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