What does 沈黙 mean?
沈黙 is a Japanese noun meaning “silence, reticence” in English. It can also be translated as “reticence” depending on context. It is written as 沈黙 in kanji, ちんもく in hiragana, and chinmoku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
それから長い沈黙が続いた。
There followed a long silence.