Dictionary / Vocabulary / 静寂
せいじゃく · also しじま
silence; stillness; quietness; silence
common word Also written 沈黙、無言、黙
沈黙は同意を表す。
Silence gives consent.
さて、犯人は、告白するか否かが、沈黙するＭＬ参加者たちの焦眉の関心事となる。
Well then, it becomes a matter of urgent concern to the lurkers of this mailing list whether the guilty party confesses or not.
雄弁は銀、沈黙は金。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.