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黙

黙 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. だまる
  2. 静寂
  3. かすかな

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「默」の異体字。默#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • モクJHS
  • ボク
Kun (native)
  • だま(る)JHS
  • もだ(す)
Other languages
  • 拼音mo4
  • 한글mug
  • Hán-ViệtMặc
  • Hán-ViệtMắc

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
15 strokes
Radical
黑(くろ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+9ED9

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿺黒犬

Words using this kanji

  • 黙るだまるだまる 参照to be silent, to say nothing
  • 黙祷もくとう口に出さず、心の中で祈ること。silent prayer
  • 黙認もくにん暗黙のうちに認めること。意図的に見逃すこと。tacit approval, tacit permission, connivance, acquiescence
  • 黙殺もくさつある意見に対して何も反応せず取り合わないこと。無視。ignoring, disregarding, taking no notice of, refusing to comment on
  • 黙秘もくひ黙って何も口に出さないこと。remaining silent, keeping secret
  • 黙示もくし暗黙の内に意志を表示すること。(tacitly) implying, implication, revelation
  • 黙秘権もくひけんright to keep silent, right to silence, right to remain silent
  • 黙劇もくげきpantomime
  • 黙考もっこう黙って考えること。contemplation, meditation
  • 黙坐もくざsitting silently
  • 黙従もくじゅうacquiescence, passive obedience
  • 黙読もくどく声を出さずに読むこと。 声を出さずに読む。reading silently
  • 黙礼もくれい言葉を発せず敬礼すること。silent bow
  • 黙々もくもくsilent, mute, dumb
  • 黙止もくし黙ったままでいること。無言でほうっておくこと。keeping quiet, taking no measures
  • 黙りだんまりsilence, keeping silent, taciturnity, giving no notice
  • 黙契もっけい当事者間の暗黙の了解によって約束が成立すること。また、その約束。implicit agreement, tacit understanding
  • 黙許もっきょtacit permission, tacit consent, connivance
  • 黙念もくねん黙って考え込むさま。沈思黙考するさま。silent rumination, quiet thought
  • 黙思もくしsilent contemplation

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-11-4
Four Corner
6333.3
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4d11.5
Heisig
255
Nelson
2796