JLPT N1 · Noun

無言 (mugon)

無言 (むごん, mugon) is a Japanese noun meaning “silence (not speaking); muteness”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: むごん
Romaji: mugon
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

silence (not speaking); muteness · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

無言が記録されたためしはない。

No silence was ever written down.

Tatoeba #80936

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 無言

無

nothingness, none, ain'tム・ブ・な.い · 12 strokes

言

say, wordゲン・ゴン・い.う・こと · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 無言.

無くすなくすto lose (something)無理むりunreasonable無くなるなくなるto be lost (e.g. luggage)無むnothing有無うむexistence or nonexistence無視むしdisregarding無駄むだfutility無料むりょうfree (of charge)無しなしwithout無事ぶじsafety無ぶun-無限むげんinfinity無地むじplain無数むすうinnumerable

Source: JMdict entry 1529860 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.