Kanji

沈

sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チン, ジン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しずむ, しずめる

Nanori (Name Reading)

うし

Common Readings

チン, しず…む, しず…める

Example sentences

沈黙 ちんもく
部屋は重苦しい沈黙に包まれた

The room was enveloped in a heavy silence.

しばし しばし
彼はしばし沈黙した。

He remained silent for a while.

沈む しずむ
太陽が水平線に沈んでいく様子はとても美しい。

The way the sun sinks below the horizon is very beautiful.

とともに とともに
日が沈むとともに、寒くなった

As the sun set, it became cold.

沈める しずめる
彼は深いソファーに身を沈めた。

He sank into a deep sofa.

沈み込む しずみこむ
彼はソファに深く沈み込んで、考え込んでいた

He sank deep into the sofa and was lost in thought.

沈黙を破る ちんもくをやぶる
議長が沈黙を破ると、会場の空気が変わった。

When the chair broke the silence, the mood in the hall changed.

沈痛 ちんつう
記者会見で、社長は沈痛な表情で謝罪した。

At the press conference, the company president apologized with a grave, pained expression.

撃沈 げきちん
味方のミサイルが、敵の戦艦を撃沈した。

Our ally's missile sank the enemy battleship.

Example Vocabulary

沈黙

ちんもく

silence; reticence; being silent

沈む

しずむ

to sink; to go down; to feel depressed; to subside

沈める

しずめる

to sink; to submerge; to plunge

沈み込む

しずみこむ

to sink into; to be lost in thought; to feel depressed

沈黙を破る

ちんもくをやぶる

to break the silence; to speak after a silence

沈痛

ちんつう

deeply sorrowful; grave and pained

撃沈

げきちん

sinking (a ship); complete defeat

意気消沈

いきしょうちん

身を沈める

みをしずめる

冷静沈着

れいせいちんちゃく

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