漢字道KANJIDO

15 strokesRadical

4Junior high level15 strokesRadical
On
モク・ボク
Kun
だま.る・もだ.す
Meaning
be silent

Origin

ORIGIN

黒 with 犬 "dog": a dog making no sound — to be silent.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

モク黙殺・暗黙・沈黙
だまる黙る・黙り込む

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 沈黙ちんもく

    silence

  • 黙読もくどく

    silent reading

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

しばらく黙って考えた。

I thought in silence for a while.

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