沈
沈

sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

7 strokesFrequency 1,271JLPT N2Grade 8

On

チンジン

Kun

しず.むしず.める

Nanori

しん

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Common Words

沈黙ちんもくNounFreq #1659
1

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Silence (1966 novel by Shūsaku Endō)

沈黙ちんもくNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #1659
1

silence; being silent; quiet; hush

2

reticence; inaction

沈むしずむIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #1799
1

to sink; to go under; to submerge

Examples
まるで、沈む船から逃げるネズミみたいね。
It's just like rats leaving a sinking ship.
2

to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend

Examples
太陽が水平線の下に沈んだ。
The sun sank below the horizon.
3

to feel depressed; to become subdued; to become somber

沈めるしずめるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #5145
1

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge

Examples
彼らは敵の船を１０せき沈めた。
They sank ten enemy ships.
2

to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)

3

to floor (an opponent)

Examples
彼はこれまでいとも簡単にたくさんの挑戦者をリングに沈めてきた。
He's mowed down a parade of challengers before.
沈み込む沈みこむしずみこむIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #13050
1

to sink (into)

2

to get depressed

錘沈子いわ墜子NounFreq #14090
1

Also written 岩

weight (of a fishing net)

沈痛ちんつう～な Adj.Freq #17157
1

grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive

沈黙を破るちんもくをやぶるExpressionGodan verbFreq #17517
1

to break the silence; to break one's silence

撃沈げきちんNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #21815
1

(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom

身を沈めるみをしずめるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #22526
1

to sink (into one's seat, etc.)

2

to leap to one's death (by drowning)

3

to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

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