JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 黙: "silence, become silent, stop speaking"
The kanji 黙 means "silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read モク, ボク in on'yomi and だま.る, もだ.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
モクボク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
だま.るもだ.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1338 of 2,501 |
Common words with 黙
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 黙るto be silent; to say nothing
- 沈黙silence; being silent; quiet; hush · reticence; inaction
- 沈黙Silence (roman de Shūsaku Endō, 1966)
- 黙り込むto say no more; to sink into silence
- 黙々silent; mute; dumb
- 押し黙るto keep silent
- 黙認tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence
- 沈黙を破るto break the silence; to break one's silence
- 黙りこくるto keep silent
- 寡黙untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent
- 暗黙の了解tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
- 黙するto stop talking; to be silent
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