ミュート
myūto
To say mute in Japanese, use ミュート (myūto).
ミュート is used mainly for digital devices, such as muting a microphone on a video call or muting a smartphone.
Meaning: turn off the sound of (verb)
Which one should you use?
The kanji term 消音 (shōon) is used in more formal or technical settings, such as a silent mode on a machine. For a phone's silent mode people also say 消音モード.
How does it change in a sentence?
To use it as a verb meaning to mute something, add にする to get ミュートにする.
How do you pronounce it?
It is read myūto, with a long u sound.
Did you know?
- In Japanese gaming culture, ミュート is used as a slang verb to describe the act of completely ignoring a toxic player, regardless of whether a technical mute button was pressed.
- The kanji 消 in 消音 ('mute') is the same character used for extinguishing a fire or erasing a mistake from a chalkboard.
- Keeping a phone on 消音モード ('silent mode') on public transport is tied to the cultural concept of 'meiwaku', which is the act of causing trouble or inconvenience to others.
Examples in context
- 携帯はいつもミュートにしてます。My phone is always on mute.Here ミュート describes a phone that is always set to mute.Tatoeba #11801329 by small_snow, translation #11260163 by ddnktr
- 会議中は黙ってください。(Kaigi-chuu wa damatte kudasai.)Please be silent during the meeting.
- 彼女は無言のまま退出しました。(Kanojo wa mugon no mama taishutsu shimashita.)She left in silence.
- 彼は無言で会議室に座っていました。(Kare wa mugon de kaigishitsu ni suwatte imashita.)He was sitting in the conference room in silence.
- 彼はいつも黙っている。(Kare wa itsumo damatte iru.)He is always silent.
- 彼女は私の質問に黙っていました。(Kanojo wa watashi no shitsumon ni damatte imashita.)She remained silent to my question.
- 警察の質問に黙秘する権利があります。(Keisatsu no shitsumon ni mokuhisuru kenri ga arimasu.)You have the right to remain silent during police questioning.
- テレビをミュートにしてください。Terebi o myūto ni shite kudasai.Please mute the TV.
- 会議中にミュートにしました。Kaigi-chū ni myūto ni shimashita.I muted myself during the meeting.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are watching a movie in the living room.
- 陽太 Yota音が大きすぎるね。Oto ga ookisugiru ne.The sound is too loud.
- 美咲 Misakiじゃあ、一時的にミュートにする？Jaa, ichijiteki ni myūto ni suru?Then, should I mute it temporarily?
- 陽太 Yotaうん、お願い。Un, onegai.Yes, please.
- 美咲 Misakiはい、ミュートにしたよ。Hai, myūto ni shita yo.Okay, I muted it.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
