黙とう

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
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
a silent prayer, a moment of silence
to offer a silent prayer
Alternative spelling
黙禱
(This term, 黙とう, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes

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