暗黙

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 暗黙 is read as あんもく and is a nominal expression for something implicit or left unspoken rather than stated directly.
• Basic usage: An unspoken agreement appears in 暗黙の了解, while implicit opposition appears in 暗黙の反対.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Usually modifying a noun
  • Rather than usually standing alone as a predicate, it modifies nouns such as an agreement, rule, or opposition to show that they were not expressed.
• Difference from 明示
  • In contrast to explicitly stating or displaying something, this term focuses on what remains unstated.