Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “沈没”

沈没

ちんぼつ

sinking; foundering; going down; submersion

Example sentence

They abandoned the sinking ship.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

沈
On
ちん;じん
Kun
しず.む;しず.める
Stroke count
7

・sink

・be submerged

・subside

・be depressed

・aloes

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没
On
ぼつ;もつ
Kun
おぼ.れる;しず.む;ない
Stroke count
7

・drown

・sink

・hide

・fall into

・disappear

・die

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Related words to 沈没

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沈没

ちんぼつ

→

getting dead drunk

沈没

ちんぼつ

→

having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties

沈没

ちんぼつ

→

staying in one place for a long time

沈没船

ちんぼつせん

→

sunken ship