黙もくとう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

黙とうする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

silent prayer; moment of silence

A silent prayer or moment of silence, often observed in groups to honor the deceased or reflect on a tragedy. Commonly used with する or を捧げる.

〈人ひと〉に黙もくとうを捧ささげるto offer a silent prayer for someone
事じ故この犠ぎ牲せい者しゃに黙もくとうを捧ささげた。
We offered a silent prayer for the accident victims.
黙もくとうを行おこなうto hold a moment of silence
式しき典てんの前まえに全ぜん員いんで黙もくとうを行おこなった。
Before the ceremony, everyone observed a moment of silence.
〈数すう〉分ふん間かんの黙もくとうan X-minute moment of silence
午ご後ご2時じに1分間ぷんかんの黙もくとうが行おこなわれた。
A one-minute moment of silence was held at 2 p.m.

祈いのりN3
祈り is the general word for prayer, spoken or silent, while 黙とう specifically means a silent, collective moment of remembrance.
追つい悼とうN1
追悼 refers broadly to mourning or memorializing the dead (speeches, ceremonies), while 黙とう is specifically the silent act itself.
哀あい悼とう
哀悼 expresses the feeling of grief or condolence, whereas 黙とう is the concrete silent act performed to show that feeling.

黙もくとうUsage31%
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling, especially in news and official contexts.
黙もく祷とうUsage42%
Standard kanji form; 祷 is a common but non-Jōyō kanji.
黙もく禱とうUsage24%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kyūjitai form; 禱 is the traditional form of 祷.
もくとうUsage3%

From 黙 (moku, 'silence') + 祷 (tō, 'prayer'). The mixed spelling 黙とう is common because 祷 is not a Jōyō kanji.