— silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is

  • JLPT N1
  • 15 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 黑
  • #1338 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
モクボク
Kun'yomi
だま.るもだ.す

Example words

  • 沈黙ちんもく(1) silence; hush (2) reticence; inaction
  • 黙るだまるto be silent