Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 黙想(もくそう) in Japanese

黙想
Kana Reading
もくそう
Romaji
mokusō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    meditation; silent contemplation
    Example sentence
    彼は過去の苦しい生活を黙想した。 He meditated on his past life of suffering.

Examples of 黙想, もくそう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

黙 JLPT 1

15 strokes

silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is

On'Yomi: モク, ボク

Kun'Yomi: だま.る, もだ.す

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想 JLPT 3

13 strokes

concept, think, idea, thought

On'Yomi: ソウ, ソ

Kun'Yomi: おも.う

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