Word Meaning 沈思黙考

ちんしもっこう chinshimokkou

沈思黙考 is read as ちんしもっこう (chinshimokkou) and means being lost in deep thought.

Meaning

English

being lost in deep thought

Reading

Kana

ちんしもっこう

Romaji

chinshimokkou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 99074 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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沈黙

ちんもく

Silence (1966 novel by Shūsaku Endō)

沈黙は金雄弁は銀

ちんもくはきんゆうべんはぎん

speech is silver, silence is golden

沈黙交易

ちんもくこうえき

silent trade

沈黙の春

ちんもくのはる

Silent Spring (book by Rachel Carson, 1962)

沈黙を破る

ちんもくをやぶる

to break the silence

沈黙の殺人者

ちんもくのさつじんしゃ

silent killer

沈黙寡言

ちんもくかげん

taciturn

批判的思考

ひはんてきしこう

critical thinking

垂直思考

すいちょくしこう

rigid (stereotypical) thinking that adheres to preconceived notions

黙考

もっこう

contemplation

沈思

ちんし

contemplation

思考

しこう

thought

Example Sentences

彼は沈思黙考するタイプだからな。

He's the deep brooding type.