沈む (しずむ) — to sink

沈む is read しずむ and listed as a verb. Meaning: to sink; to go under; to submerge.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 沈む.

  • 撃沈 げきちん (attacking and) sinking (a ship)
  • 浮沈 ふちん floating and sinking
  • 沈滞 ちんたい stagnation
  • 沈下 ちんか sinking
  • 沈静 ちんせい settling down
  • 沈着 ちんちゃく composure
  • 沈黙 ちんもく silence
  • 沈没 ちんぼつ sinking