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    3. 沈黙は金雄弁は銀

    沈黙は金雄弁は銀

    沈ちん黙もくは​金きん雄ゆう弁べんは​銀ぎん

    speech is silver, silence is golden

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab67 strokes

    ちんもくはきんゆうべんはぎん

    Expressions

    1.
    speech is silver, silence is golden
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    沈
    しず.む・しず.める…(3)
    sink・be submerged・subside・be depressed・aloes
    Kanji
    黙
    だま.る・もだ.す…(2)
    silence・become silent・stop speaking・leave as is
    Kanji
    金
    かね・かな-・-がね…(8)
    gold
    Kanji
    雄
    お-・おす・おん…(6)
    masculine・male・hero・leader・superiority…(1)
    Kanji
    弁
    かんむり・わきま.える・わ.ける・はなびら・あらそ.う…(3)
    valve・petal・braid・speech・dialect…(4)
    Kanji
    銀
    しろがね…(4)
    silver
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
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