15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is

Kun'yomi
  • to be silent
  • もだ
On'yomi
  • モク
  • ボク

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

だま 91.2%
モク 8.6%
もだ 0.2%

Character Breakdown

silence, become silent, stop speaking
だま.る モク もだ.す (7th, N1)
silent, quiet, still
ボク モク だ.まる (Kentei 1)
black, dark, evil
コク くろい くろ
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
dog
いぬ ケン (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to be silent
silence ②reticence
Revelation (book of the Bible)
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
a real man would (shut up and) ...
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References

Unicode hex code 9ED9
JIS X 0208 1-44-59
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2796
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 7055
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2865
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3554
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1833
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2494
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 240
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 255
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1418
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2405
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1581
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 48063P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1856
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1578
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1684
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1925
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1819
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 869
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1941
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 245
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4d11.5
Four corner code 6333.3
De Roo Code 3640