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黙従 (もくじゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
acquiescence ; passive obedience ; silent compliance
Connotes yielding without protest, often under pressure or in a hierarchical context. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to acquiesce' or 'to obey silently'.
じゅう
が
独どく
裁さい
を
許ゆる
し
た
。
The people's passive obedience allowed the dictatorship to thrive.
Kanji 黙 silence, become silent, stop speaking 従 accompany, obey, submit to Similar words 服ふく 従じゅう 服従 is active obedience or submission, often to authority or rules, while 黙従 emphasizes silent, passive compliance without overt resistance.
盲もう 従じゅう 盲従 means blind obedience, following without thinking, whereas 黙従 focuses on the absence of protest rather than the lack of judgment.
Etymology Compound of 黙 (もく, 'silence') and 従 (じゅう, 'obey'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently means 'silent obedience'.
