沈黙

Meaning

1. nvsvi
   silence; being silent; quiet; hush
2. nvsvi
   reticence; inaction
3. n
   Silence (1966 novel by Shūsaku Endō)

Example sentences

• 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.