黙もく秘ひ

も

く

ひ

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

remaining silent; keeping secret

Often used in legal or formal contexts for refusing to speak or withholding information. The する form is intransitive.

容よう疑ぎ者しゃは取とり調しらべに対たいして黙もく秘ひした。
The suspect remained silent during the interrogation.

彼かれ

は

自じ

分ぶん

の

過か

去こ

に

つい

て

黙もく

秘ひ

を

続つづ

け

て

いる

。

He continues to keep his past a secret.

Written forms

黙もく秘ひUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling; common in legal and formal contexts.
黙もく否ひUsage3%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not used in modern writing.

Kanji

黙silence, become silent, stop speaking
秘secret, conceal
否negate, no, noes

Similar words

沈ちん黙もく
沈黙 is a general noun for silence or being silent, while 黙秘 specifically implies a deliberate refusal to speak, often in a legal or investigative setting.

Etymology

Compound of 黙 (もく, 'silence') and 秘 (ひ, 'secret'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys keeping silent about secrets.