だま.る
damaru
JLPT N115 strokesKanjiLevel 80 - JLPT N1

Quick answer

黙 is the kanji for "Silence". A common reading is だま.る (damaru). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Silence

Also : Leave As Is · Become Silent · Stop Speaking

Readings

kunだま.る/ damarukunもだ.す/ modasuonもく/ mokuonぼく/ boku

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.

Example Sentences

彼は黙って深くうなずいた。

かれはだまってふかくうなずいた。

He nodded deeply without saying a word.

黙々と与えられた仕事をこなした。

もくもくとあたえられたしごとをこなした。

He quietly got through the work assigned to him.

Vocabulary using 黙

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