Word Meaning 黙り

だんまり dammari

黙り is read as だんまり (dammari) and means wordless pantomime performed in the dark.

Meaning

English

  1. wordless pantomime performed in the dark
  2. giving no notice
  3. giving no warning
  4. silence
  5. keeping silent
  6. taciturnity

Reading

Kana

だんまり

Romaji

dammari

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 141806 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

黙る

だまる

to be silent

黙認

もくにん

tacit approval

黙秘権

もくひけん

right to keep silent

黙殺

もくさつ

ignoring

黙とう

もくとう

silent prayer

黙示

もくし

revelation

黙秘

もくひ

remaining silent

黙示文学

もくしぶんがく

apocalyptic literature

黙示的

もくしてき

implied

黙示属性

もくしぞくせい

impliable attribute

黙々会

もくもくかい

study group (esp. IT)

黙示録

もくしろく

Revelation (book of the Bible)

Example Sentences

4

She fell silent suddenly.

Shut your big mouth.

Everyone was silent for a minute.

Momoko counted the marbles: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten" and then went silent. When her mother continued with "eleven, twelve, thirteen," she happily picked up with "fourteen, fifteen, sixteen."