Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 黙


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Meaning

be silent, stop speaking

Pronunciation

MOKU
damaru

Explanation

Left and bottom: black (The underside of the pot on the fire is black.), right: dog

Mnemonic

(Because it barked too loud:) The village's dog was put into the fire to make it silent.

Radicals

black(Comprises village and fire . but here: seen as a cooking pot, whose underside is stained black.)
village
dog(Shows a big person with with outspread arms who holds a small dog .)
fire(Both the radical renga and this radical are used for fire.)
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Vocabulary

沈黙 ちんもく silence, reticence
黙る だまる to be silent


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