無言
See also: 无言
Chinese
not have | to speak; to say; talk; word | ||
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trad. (無言) | 無 | 言 | |
simp. (无言) | 无 | 言 |
Pronunciation
Verb
無言
- to have nothing to say; to be silent
Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (無言):
- → Japanese: 無言 (mugen); 無言 (mugon)
- → Korean: 무언 (無言, mueon)
See also
- 無語/无语 (wúyǔ)
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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無 | 言 |
む Grade: 4 | ごん Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) むごん [mùgóń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝɡõ̞ɴ]
Noun
無言 (hiragana むごん, rōmaji mugon)
- silence
- その無言は多くを語っている。
- Sono mugon wa ōku o katatteiru.
- That silence is saying much.
- その無言は多くを語っている。
Derived terms
- 無言歌 (mugonka)
- 無言劇 (mugongeki, “pantomime”)
- 無言交易 (mugon kōeki, “silent trade”)
- 無言症 (mugonshō, “mutism”)
- 無言の行 (mugon no gyō, “practising silence”)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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無 | 言 |
む Grade: 4 | げん Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) むげん [mùgéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝɡẽ̞ɴ]
Noun
無言 (hiragana むげん, rōmaji mugen)
- silence
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN