沈む: to sink
沈む shizumu
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun)
JLPT N3Nature & weather
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
田下駄は、やわらかい泥の中で足がしずまないようにする、木の板です。
A tageta, or field clog, is a wooden board that keeps your feet from sinking in soft mud.
From the lesson 田んぼと農具