沈黙
ちんもく
silence; being silent; quiet; hush
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive
silence; being silent; quiet; hush- reticence; inaction
Noun
Silence (1966 novel by Shūsaku Endō)work of art, literature, music, etc. name
Example sentences
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Silence gives consent.
沈黙は苦手でね。
I don't like silence.
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Silence gives consent.
再び沈黙があった。
There was another silence.
短い沈黙があった。
There was a short silence.
More examples (10)
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Speech is silver, silence is gold.
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Speech is silver, silence is golden.
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They broke the silence.
沈黙は好きじゃない。
I don't like silence.
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There was a silence.
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There followed a prolonged silence.
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There followed a long silence.
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It is silence that is valuable now.
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What does his silence imply?
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Silence often implies consent.