黙
だま.る
damaru
JLPT N115 strokesKanjiLevel 80 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
黙 is the kanji for "Silence". It is a JLPT N1 kanji. The main reading is だま.る (damaru). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Silence
Also : Be silent · Stop speaking
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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.
Stroke Order
15 strokes
Radicals
里犬灬
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
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
- [Noun] + をめぐって～をめぐって (wo megutte) - Concerning; Over; Surrounding
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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