沈
沈: sink
sink
7 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 23 words here
Readings
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チン・ジン
Kunしずむ・しずめる
沈む(しずむ) "sink; set", 沈める(しずめる) "sink (something)". ちん in 沈黙(ちんもく) "silence", 沈没(ちんぼつ) "sinking", 撃沈(げきちん).
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Key words
沈むしずむto sink; to set
沈めるしずめるto sink (something)
沈黙ちんもくsilence
沈没ちんぼつsinking (of a ship)
撃沈げきちんsinking a ship by attack
Example sentences
夕日がゆっくりと海に沈んでいく。
The evening sun is slowly sinking into the sea.
彼は何も言わず、長い沈黙が続いた。
He said nothing, and a long silence followed.
嵐で、小さな漁船が沈没した。
A small fishing boat sank in the storm.