Moto 沈む (しずむ)to sink; to go under; to submerge
- to sink; to go under; to submergeGodan verb with 'mu' ending, intransitive verb
- to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descendGodan verb with 'mu' ending, intransitive verb
- to feel depressed; to become subdued; to become somberGodan verb with 'mu' ending, intransitive verb
Kanji in 沈む
Words that share its kanji
- 沈黙ちんもくsilence; being silent
- 沈下ちんかsinking; subsidence
- 沈没ちんぼつsinking; foundering
- 沈着ちんちゃくsettling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition
- 浮沈ふちんfloating and sinking; rise and fall
- 意気消沈いきしょうちんdepressed in spirits; dispirited
- 撃沈げきちんsending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship)
- 沈めるしずめるto sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge
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