danmari
Deliberately keeping silent, refusing to speak. Can be strategic silence or stubborn refusal to communicate.
💡A child who won't apologize — 'He just sat there in danmari, not saying a word.'
聞いても彼はだんまりを決め込んでいる。
No matter what I ask, he maintains his danmari silence.
When confronted, the suspect kept ___ and refused to speak.
問い詰められても容疑者は○○を決め込んだ。