Kanji

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: shut up

Kunyomi: つぐ.む くびかせ

Onyomi: ケン カン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: metal, gold

Examples

Onyomi Examples

箝口 カンコウ keeping silent, silence, restraining (speech), gagging, muzzling

箝口 カンコウ keeping silent, silence, restraining (speech), gagging, muzzling

緘口令 カンコウレイ gag order, gag rule, gag law

Kunyomi Examples

噤む つぐむ to shut one's mouth, to hold one's tongue, to keep silent