LingakuFrequency rank: 1,918.
- silence; being silent; quiet; hush
- reticence; inaction
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- silence; being silent; quiet; hush
- reticence; inaction
This meaning refers to the absence of sound or speech, indicating a state of quietness or stillness. It can also imply a peaceful atmosphere where no talking is taking place.
She was keeping silent.
This meaning refers to a state of being reserved or not expressing one's thoughts or feelings, often associated with hesitation or lack of action. It can imply a reluctance to engage in conversation or to take decisive steps.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ちんもく沈黙をまもる守るto maintain silenceふかい深いちんもく沈黙deep silenceちんもく沈黙のなか中でin silenceちんもくをやぶる沈黙を破るto break the silenceちんもく沈黙がしはい支配するsilence reignsちんもく沈黙をもつ持つto have silenceちんもく沈黙のやくそく約束promise of silenceちんもく沈黙のじょうきょう状況situation of silenceちんもく沈黙するto be silentちんもく沈黙のしゅんかん瞬間moment of silenceちんもく沈黙のちから力power of silence
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Well then, it becomes a matter of urgent concern to the lurkers of this mailing list whether the guilty party confesses or not.
Those two are so quiet it's unsettling. Could this be the quiet before the storm?
14. ちんもく沈黙をぶきみ不気味にかんじる感じるあめりかじんアメリカ人はおおく多く、かいわ会話ちゅう中にちんもく沈黙がおこる起こると、それをはなしはじめなければ話し始めなければならないあいず合図だとかんがえる考えるけいこう傾向がある。
Many Americans are uncomfortable with silence, and they tend to regard silence in a conversation as a signal that they need to start talking.
Silence is golden, but not when trying to learn a foreign language.