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熟思黙想 (じゅくしもくそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
deep silent contemplation ; careful quiet consideration
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A yojijukugo describing the act of thinking deeply and silently about a matter, often with a meditative or serious tone. Used in formal or literary contexts.
熟じゅく 思し 黙もく 想そう の 末すえ 、 一ひと つ の 結けつ 論ろん に 達たっ し た 。
After deep silent contemplation, he reached a conclusion.
Kanji 黙 silence, become silent, stop speaking 想 idea, thought, conception Similar words 黙もっ 考こう 黙考 also means silent thinking, but is more common and less formal than 熟思黙想. 熟思黙想 emphasizes prolonged, deep reflection.
沈ちん 思し 黙もっ 考こう 沈思黙考 is a near-synonym yojijukugo with a similar meaning of deep silent contemplation, often used interchangeably.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 熟 (mature, deliberate), 思 (think), 黙 (silent), and 想 (concept, thought). The exact origin is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of combining kanji with related meanings to form a four-character idiom.
