黙とう

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黙
もく
Grade: S
goon
Alternative spelling
默とう (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 黙とう – see the following entry.
【黙祷もくとう】
[noun] a silent prayer
[verb] to offer a silent prayer
(This term, 黙とう, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes

This spelling replaces the 祷 character, which is excluded from the jōyō kanji list, with its reading in hiragana as とう (tō).

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