The kanji 黙: meaning, readings and stroke order

黙

Meaning: be silent
On reading: モク moku
Kun reading: だま（る） damaru
Strokes: 15
Radical: 黑 black
Level: Level 7 · junior high school
Old form: 默

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: im lặng (mặc)
Japanese: だまる。なにもいわない。
Korean: 입을 다물다 (묵)
Chinese: 沉默、不说话 (默)

Readings, words and example sentences

モク moku · on reading

黙もく読どく
silent reading
教科書を 黙もく読どくします。
We read the textbook silently.

だま（る） damaru · kun reading

黙だまる
to be quiet, to say nothing
黙だまって 話を聞きます。
I listen quietly without saying a word.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.