暗黙(あんもく)

あんもく
noun, no-adjective
tacit, implicit, unspoken
1. tacit, implicit, unspoken
Something understood or agreed upon without being explicitly stated. Refers to silent understanding, unspoken rules, or implied consent.
それは暗黙(あんもく)の了解(りょうかい)だった。
That was a tacit understanding.
暗黙(あんもく)のルールを破(やぶ)ると周囲(しゅうい)から白(しろ)い目(め)で見(み)られる。
If you break the unspoken rules, people around you will look at you disapprovingly.
上司(じょうし)の沈黙(ちんもく)は暗黙(あんもく)の承認(しょうにん)と受(う)け取(と)られた。
The boss's silence was taken as tacit approval.

USAGE:
Very commonly used as a modifier with の: 暗黙(あんもく)の + noun. Central to understanding Japanese communication, where much is conveyed indirectly. The phrase 暗黙(あんもく)の了解(りょうかい) (tacit understanding) is especially common.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 暗黙(あんもく)の了解(りょうかい): tacit understanding
  • 暗黙(あんもく)の同意(どうい): tacit consent
  • 暗黙(あんもく)の承認(しょうにん): tacit approval
  • 暗黙(あんもく)のルール: unspoken rule

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 暗(あん)に: implicitly (adverb)
  • 黙認(もくにん): tacit approval, turning a blind eye (implies tolerance of something questionable)
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