Back to glossary
N2Vocabulary
沈黙
ちんもく
silence
Readings
- On
- 沈:チン 黙:モク
- Kun
- 沈:しず(む) 黙:だま(る)
Examples
沈黙が続きました。
The silence continued.
Questions that use this word
N5 1 · N2 3 · N1 3From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N1N1 漢字
彼女はお茶を一口飲むと、（ ）口を開き、静かに語り始めた。
Answer: おもむろに
Ohlalago Academy
Live N2 classes with a teacher
Looking words up one at a time only gets you so far. Study with a teacher over Zoom, level by level, in a course built for the exam.
See the courseClasses are taught in Burmese.