沈黙
ちんもく · chinmoku · JLPT N1 · noun
silence
🔇 沈 (sink) + 黙 (silent): silence that sinks down and settles over a room
Sounds like chin-mock: a chin held shut, so no words get out. It also means reticence, holding back what you could say.
ちんもく · chinmoku · JLPT N1 · noun
silence
🔇 沈 (sink) + 黙 (silent): silence that sinks down and settles over a room
Sounds like chin-mock: a chin held shut, so no words get out. It also means reticence, holding back what you could say.