黙 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「黑」
道4Junior high level ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「黑」
- On
- モク・ボクもく・ぼく · moku · boku
- Kun
- だま.る・もだ.すdama.ru · moda.su
- Meaning
- be silent
Stroke order
Origin
黒 with 犬 "dog": a dog making no sound — to be silent.
Readings and examples
| Onモクもくmoku | 黙殺もくさつ暗黙あんもく沈黙ちんもく |
|---|---|
| Kunだまるdamaru | 黙るだまる黙り込むだまりこむ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 沈黙ちんもく
silence
- 黙読もくどく
silent reading
- 寡黙かもく
- 黙禱もくとう
Example
しばらく黙って考えた。
I thought in silence for a while.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)