無口|むくちmukuchi[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- na-adjective, no-adjectivetaciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
Conjugation
| Plain form | 無口（むくち） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 無口です（むくちです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 無口ではない（むくちではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 無口ではありません（むくちではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 無口だった（むくちだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 無口ではなかった（むくちではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 無口で（むくちで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 無口に（むくちに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 無口なら（むくちなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym寡黙かもくWrittenWritten/formal prose for taciturnity with a dignified, steady feel, as in 「寡黙な職人」; 「無口」 is the more colloquial choice.
- Related寡言かげんWrittenWritten/formal prose for few words, now somewhat old-fashioned; 「無口」 is the more colloquial word for a personality that does not talk much.
- Related無口さNeutralA noun for the degree to which someone does not talk; 「無口」 itself is a na-adjective.
- Antonym多弁たべんWrittenWritten/formal prose for talkativeness, using many words; the opposite of 「無口」 in how much someone speaks.
- AntonymおしゃべりNeutralNeutral word for being chatty or a chatterbox; the opposite of 「無口」 in how much someone speaks.
Use 「無口」 for a personality that does not talk much. For taciturnity with a dignified feel, choose 「寡黙」; in written prose, 「寡言」. The antonyms 「お喋り」 and 「多弁」 describe someone talkative.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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