黙祷

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See also: 默禱 and 默祷

Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Kanji in this term
もく
Grade: S
とう
Jinmeiyō
goon
Alternative spellings
默禱 (kyūjitai)
黙とう

/mokutau//mokutɔː//mokutoː/

Attested around the mid-Muromachi period.

From Middle Chinese-derived elements (moku, silence) +‎ (, praying).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(もく)(とう) (mokutōもくたう (mokutau)?

  1. a silent prayer

Usage notes[edit]

This is used as an announcement to begin a public moment of silence such as one in observation of an anniversary of a disaster.

Verb[edit]

(もく)(とう)する (mokutō suruintransitive suru (stem (もく)(とう) (mokutō shi), past (もく)(とう)した (mokutō shita))

  1. to offer a silent prayer

Conjugation[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN