無む言ごん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

silence; not speaking; muteness

Refers to the state of not speaking, often used in phrases like 無言で (without a word) or 無言の圧力 (silent pressure).

無む言ごんで〈動どう詞し〉to do something without saying a word
彼かれは無む言ごんで部屋へやを出でて行いった。
He left the room without saying a word.
〈人ひと〉が無む言ごんになるfor someone to fall silent
その質しつ問もんをされた瞬しゅん間かん、彼かの女じょは無む言ごんになった。
The moment she was asked that question, she fell silent.
無む言ごんの〈事こと〉silent, unspoken (pressure, protest, etc.)
上じょう司しからの無む言ごんの圧あつ力りょくを感かんじた。
I felt silent pressure from my boss.
無む言ごんを貫つらぬくto remain completely silent throughout
記き者しゃ会かい見けんでも彼かれは無む言ごんを貫つらぬいた。
He kept completely silent even at the press conference.

沈ちん黙もくN1
沈黙 often implies a heavier, deliberate silence or refusal to speak, while 無言 simply describes the absence of speech.
黙もく秘ひ
黙秘 specifically means withholding speech on purpose, often in a legal or confrontational context, while 無言 just describes not speaking.
無む口くちN2
無口 describes a person's habitually quiet personality, while 無言 describes the temporary state of not speaking at a given moment.
黙もく々もくN1
無言 is a plain noun meaning 'without speaking' or 'silence', while 黙々 specifically describes doing an activity steadily and silently, often implying diligence.

発はつ言げんN2
発言 means speaking up or making a statement, the direct opposite of 無言's silence.

無む音おん
無音 means the absence of sound in general (e.g. a silent video), while 無言 specifically refers to a person not speaking.

Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') and 言 (gon, 'word, speech'). The reading is on'yomi.