Word Meaning 泣く子も黙る

なくこもだまる nakuko mo damaru

泣く子も黙る is read as なくこもだまる (nakuko mo damaru) and means intimidating enough to quieten a crying child.

Meaning

English

intimidating enough to quieten a crying child

Reading

Kana

なくこもだまる

Romaji

nakuko mo damaru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 122952 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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泣く子と地頭には勝てない

なくことじとうにはかてない

you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason

泣く子と地頭には勝てぬ

なくことじとうにはかてぬ

you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason

泣き黒子

なきぼくろ

mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)

子泣き爺

こなきじじい

Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)

泣かされる

なかされる

to be moved to tears

泣かせる

なかせる

to grieve

泣き崩れる

なきくずれる

to break down crying

泣きじゃくる

なきじゃくる

to sob

泣きを見る

なきをみる

to get into trouble

泣き入る

なきいる

to burst into tears

泣き立てる

なきたてる

to wail

泣きを入れる

なきをいれる

to cry and beg for mercy