沈黙 (Chinmoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “silence, being silent, quiet, hush”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbsilence; being silent; quiet; hush
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbreticence; inaction
Examples
沈黙は承諾の印。
Silence gives consent.
雄弁は銀、沈黙は金。
Speech is silver, silence is golden.
弁舌は銀、沈黙は金。
Speech is silver, silence is golden.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).