Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
Usually written using kana aloneusu. as 口を〜see 口をつぐむ
彼は叱られているとき口をつぐんでいた。He held his tongue while he was being scolded.
Also written 鉗む【つぐむ】
Characters in this word
1Dictionary and index codes (10)
| Code | Reference |
|---|---|
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 3d13.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 6409.1 | Four corner code |
| 5664 | Unicode hex code |
| 1-51-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 1004 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 909 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 4364 | Morohashi |
| jin4 | Pinyin reading |
| geum | Korean reading |