沈
チン • ジン
しず.む • しず.める
sink; be submerged; subside; be depressed; aloes
Words
沈む
しずむ
- to sink; to go under; to submerge v5m vi
- to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend v5m vi
- to feel depressed; to become subdued; to become somber v5m vi
沈黙
ちんもく
- silence; being silent; quiet; hush n vs adj-no
- reticence; inaction n vs adj-no
沈没
ちんぼつ
- sinking; foundering; going down; submersion n vs
- getting dead drunk n vs col
- having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties n vs col
- staying in one place for a long time n vs sl
沈める
しずめる
- to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge v1 vt
- to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair) v1 vt
- to floor (an opponent) v1 vt
身を沈める
みをしずめる
- to sink (into one's seat, etc.) exp v1
- to leap to one's death (by drowning) exp v1
- to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute) exp v1