How do you read 黙想?

黙想 is read もくそう (mokusou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 黙想?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 黙想 in romaji?

黙想 is written mokusou in romaji, also spelled mokuso.

What kanji are in 黙想?

黙 (Silence, Become Silent); 想 (Concept, Think).

黙想もくそう

もくそう · mokusou (also spelled mokuso)

noun

Meditation, silent contemplation

Other ways to say “meditation” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

黙Silence, Become Silent, Stop Speaking 音もく・ぼく訓だま.る・もだ.す JLPT N1 · 15 strokes 想Concept, Think, Idea 音そう・そ訓おも.う JLPT N3 · 13 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

沈黙ちんもくsilence, reticence 黙るだまるto be silent 想像そうぞうimagination, guess 構想こうそうplan, plot, idea, conception 思想しそうthought, idea 理想りそうideal 発想はっそうidea; way of thinking (same as 考え方 (かんがえかた))空想くうそうdaydream, fantasy

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What does 黙想 mean?

Meditation, silent contemplation.

How do you pronounce 黙想?

もくそう (mokusou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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