| ち | ん | 
|---|---|
| 沈 | 
| も | く | 
|---|---|
| 黙 | 
noun, takes する, intransitive verb
- silence, being silent, quiet, hush.
- reticence, inaction.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 
 | 沈黙 | ちんもく | ✔ | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
sink, be submerged, subside
しず.む チン ジン (7th, N2)
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