► 副詞
ぎゃふん [(3)ぎゃふん] [ぎゃふんと言わせる] [coll] meaning: silent rank: 3
☆ 高校生の社会活動家が討論会で政治家達をぎゃふんと言わせた ⇨ A high-schooler activist shut up the politicians in a debate (☛ Make someone stunned and unable to speak)
► 動詞
黙る [(2)だまる] meaning: silent rank: 1
☆ 彼はずっと黙ったままだ ⇨ He’s kept his mouth shut
☆ 黙っていたら判らないよ ⇨ If you don’t say anything, we won’t understand (what the problem is)
☆ 黙れ、この野郎！ ⇨ Shut up, you son of a bitch!
黙る [(2)だまる] [お黙り] [coll] [contempt] meaning: silent rank: 1
☆ お黙り！ ⇨ Shush! (☛ Used by snobbish women, or for that comical effect)
黙る [(2)だまる] [黙っている] meaning: silent rank: 1
☆ 濡れ衣を着せられて黙っていられるか！ ⇨ I’m not going to stay silent when falsely accused (☛ A common phrase. Not fighting back against injustice)
沈黙 [ちんもく] [沈黙する] [liter] meaning: silent rank: 2
☆ 皆沈黙したままだった ⇨ Everybody kept silence. Nobody said a word
封じる [ふうじる] [口を封じる] meaning: silent rank: 2
☆ 暴力団は証人の口を封じるために脅迫した ⇨ The mafia threaten the witness to shut his mouth, keep him silent
絶句 [ぜっく] [絶句する] meaning: silent rank: 3
☆ 子供の珍妙な質問に彼は思わず絶句した ⇨ He lost his words by a funny question from a child (☛ Speechless by surprise, shock)
黙り込む [(4)だまりこむ] meaning: silent rank: 3
☆ 彼は黙り込んだままで質問に一切答えない ⇨ He’s keeping silent and won’t answer any questions (☛ Won’t say anything even when prompted)
揉み消す [(3)もみけす] meaning: silent rank: 3
☆ 政治家は金を払って醜聞をもみ消した ⇨ The politician paid money and made the scandal disappear
押し黙る [(4)おしだまる] meaning: silent rank: 4
☆ 彼は何を聞いても押し黙ったままだ ⇨ No matter what I ask, he is just keeping mum, doesn’t say a word
消音 [しょうおん] [消音する] meaning: silent rank: 4
☆ 拳銃の消音器は完全には消音しない ⇨ The gun silencers don’t completely silence the noise
黙りこくる [(5)だまりこくる] [coll] meaning: silent rank: 4
☆ 黙りこくってないで何とか言え ⇨ Stop being silent and say something (☛ Won’t say anything even when prompted)
黙殺 [もくさつ] [黙殺する] meaning: silent rank: 4
☆ 彼は同僚の収賄を黙殺した ⇨ He knew of his colleague’s receiving bribe but didn’t say anything, looked other way
黙秘 [もくひ] [黙秘する] meaning: silent rank: 4
☆ 容疑者は取調べに対して黙秘した ⇨ The suspect remained silent against investigation
黙 [(3)もく] meaning: silent rank: 5
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► 成句
口 [(2)くち] [口を噤む] meaning: silent rank: 4
☆ 関係者は皆事件について口を噤んだ ⇨ All the people involved kept mum about the incident
► 名詞
沈黙 [ちんもく] [liter] meaning: silent rank: 2
☆ 彼は沈黙を守ったままだ ⇨ He has been remaining silent
☆ 気不味い沈黙が続いた ⇨ Awkward silence continued
暗黙 [あんもく] meaning: silent rank: 3
☆ 暗黙の了解 ⇨ A tacit agreement (☛ Usually about collusion)
無言 [むごん] meaning: silent rank: 3
☆ 無言電話 ⇨ Silent phone calls (☛ Literally means “no word”)
箝口令 [かんこうれい] meaning: silent rank: 4
☆ その事件について箝口令が敷かれた ⇨ A gag-order has been issued on that incident
口止め [くちどめ] [口止めする] meaning: silent rank: 4
☆ この事は誰にも言うなと口止めされた ⇨ I was told not to tell anybody about this
口封じ [(3)くちふうじ] meaning: silent rank: 4
☆ 彼は目撃者を口封じのために殺した ⇨ He killed the witness to silence him (☛ Literally “mouth seal”)
だんまり [だんまり] [だんまりを決め込む] meaning: silent rank: 4
☆ 容疑者はだんまりを決め込んだ ⇨ The suspect refused to talk
黙秘 [もくひ] meaning: silent rank: 4
☆ 容疑者は黙秘権を行使した ⇨ The suspect invoked the right to remain silent
► 感嘆詞
しっ [(1)しっ] [coll] meaning: silent rank: 2
☆ しーっ！ ⇨ Shhh!