Translation guide
The act of silencing or reducing the volume of sound, especially in audio/video contexts or communication.
To turn off sound on a phone, computer, or app so it doesn't make noise.
The most common way to say 'mute' in tech contexts. Uses the loanword ミュート (myuuto) with する.
会議中はマイクをミュートにしてください。
Please mute your microphone during the meeting.
I muted my smartphone.
A more formal/technical term meaning 'to silence' or 'to mute'. Used in manuals or settings.
通知音を消音する設定
A setting to mute notification sounds
Literally 'erase the sound'. A casual, straightforward way to say 'mute'.
動画の音を消して見てた。
I was watching the video with the sound muted.
To silence another participant's microphone in a group call or online meeting.
The standard verb for muting someone in a call. Often used with the person as the object.
彼をミュートした。
I muted him.
うるさいからミュートしていい？
He's noisy, can I mute him?
Literally 'turn off the audio'. Used when you want to be clear about disabling someone's sound.
参加者の音声をオフにしてください。
Please mute the participants' audio.
To dampen or soften the sound of an instrument, often with a mute device.
The loanword for the device itself, and also used as a verb with する. Common in music contexts.
トランペットにミュートを付ける
To put a mute on a trumpet
ギターの弦をミュートする
To mute the guitar strings
The formal Japanese word for 'mute' (the device). Rarely used in casual conversation.
To prevent someone from speaking or expressing themselves, often in a metaphorical sense.
Literally 'seal the mouth'. Means to silence someone or prevent them from speaking out.
批判者たちの口を封じようとした。
They tried to mute the critics.
Causative form of 黙る (to be silent). Means 'to make someone shut up' or 'to silence'.
彼の反論を黙らせることはできなかった。
They couldn't mute his objections.
The loanword ミュート is only used for technical muting (devices, calls). For silencing speech or expression, use expressions like 口を封じる or 黙らせる.
弱音器を使って練習する
To practice using a mute