寡黙

かもく

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative

Kanji

• 寡 scant. Read as カ.
• 黙 silent. Read as モク.

Example sentences

• かつての彼は寡黙な男だった。
  He used to be a quiet man.
• 父は寡黙な人です。
  My father is a man of few words.

Words containing 寡黙

• 温厚寡黙 (おんこうかもく) gentle and reticent

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