Japanese symbol for “mute”
ミュート
ミュート
Romaji: myuuto
mute; damper
In Japanese, mute is ミュート (myuuto).
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Meanings
- n mute; damper (music)
- n, vs, vt muting (a TV, microphone, etc.)
- n, vs, vt muting (a user on a social networking service) (internet)
Other Japanese words for “mute”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黙々 | もくもく mokumoku | silent; mute; dumb |
| 弱音器 | じゃくおんき jakuonki | mute; damper; sordino |
| 唖者 | あしゃ asha | (a) mute; mute person |
| 唖 | おし oshi | mute; deaf-mute |
| 声にならない | こえにならない koeninaranai | unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mute”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.