- shouon silencing (a machine, gun, etc.), muffling, muting (e.g. a TV)
Use for muting TV/audio or silencing a gun; common in tech and media contexts, less for emotional suppression.
テレビを消音にして電話に出た。
Terebi o shouon ni shite denwa ni deta.
I muted the TV and answered the phone.
この銃は消音装置が付いている。
Kono juu wa shouon souchi ga tsuite iru.
This gun has a silencer attached.
Press the microphone and say: 消音
Ready to listen
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