Word details

沈黙は金雄弁は銀

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 沈黙は金雄弁は銀.

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Entry

沈黙は金雄弁は銀ちんもくはきんゆうべんはぎんExpression
1

Proverb

speech is silver, silence is golden

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

7 strokesFrequency 1,271JLPT N2Grade 8

On

チンジン

Kun

しず.むしず.める

Nanori

しん

silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is

15 strokesFrequency 1,338JLPT N1Grade 8

On

モクボク

Kun

だま.るもだ.す

gold

8 strokesFrequency 53JLPT N4Grade 1

On

キンコンゴン

Kun

かねかな--がね

Nanori

かんきむこの

masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence

12 strokesFrequency 669JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ユウ

Kun

お-おすおん

Nanori

かつたけつよしよう

valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap

5 strokesFrequency 619JLPT N1Grade 5

On

ベンヘン

Kun

かんむりわきま.えるわ.けるはなびらあらそ.う

Nanori

silver

14 strokesFrequency 395JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ギン

Kun

しろがね

Nanori

うんかなかね

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