sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

On'yomi
チン、ジン
Kun'yomi
しず.む、しず.める
Parts
冖尢氵similar kanji →
JLPT N37 strokesSecondary#1271 most commonU+6C88

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Words using 沈

  • 撃沈げきちん(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottomN5
  • 沈むしずむto sink; to go under; to submergeN5
  • 沈めるしずめるto sink (e.g. a ship); to submergeN5
  • 沈下ちんかsinking; subsidenceN5
  • 沈静ちんせいsettling down; quieting down; cooling down; cooling offN5
  • 沈滞ちんたいstagnation; inactivityN5
  • 沈着ちんちゃくcomposure; calmness; self-possession; presence of mindN5
  • 沈没ちんぼつsinking; foundering; going down; submersionN5
  • 沈黙ちんもくsilence; being silent; quiet; hushN5
  • 浮沈ふちんfloating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downsN5
  • 沈菜キムチkimchi; kimcheeN4
  • 意気消沈いきしょうちんlow spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondencyN3
  • 沈思黙考ちんしもっこうbeing lost in deep thoughtN3
  • 沈吟ちんぎんhum; meditation; painstaking elaboration on one's poem; groaning in distressN3
  • 消沈しょうちんdepression; low spirits; dejectionN3
  • 浮き沈みうきしずみups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowingN3
  • 沈香じんこうagarwood; aloeswood; gharuwood; eaglewood; agalloch; agallochumN3
  • 不沈ふちんunsinkableN3