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 Beginner II ➥
沈黙 ちんもく silence; being silent; quiet; hush n vs adj-no reticence; inaction n vs adj-no Intermediate II ➥
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 Intermediate II ➥
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 Intermediate II ➥
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 Advanced ➥