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沈
sink · submerge · depress · be absorbed in
N2On: ちんKun: しずむ、しずめる
Memory Aid
Imagine a heavy object with a tail (冘) sinking deep into WATER (氵). The tail is pulled down, emphasizing the downward motion of sinking.
Vocabulary
沈むしずむto sink, to set (sun), to feel depressed
沈没ちんぼつsinking, foundering (e.g., a ship)
沈黙ちんもくsilence
沈めるしずめるto sink, to submerge (transitive)
Example Sentences
西に日が沈む。
The sun sets in the west.
彼は考えに沈んでいた。
He was absorbed in thought.
船は海の底に沈没した。
The ship sank to the bottom of the sea.
彼はボートを水中に沈めた。
He submerged the boat in the water.