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黙る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 黙る

Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #570
1

to be silent; to say nothing

Examples
もうこれ以上、黙ってられないわ。
I can no longer remain silent.

Kanji in this Word

15 strokes
Frequency: 1338
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

silence
become silent
stop speaking
leave as is

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
モク
ボク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
だま.る
もだ.す
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