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沈

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • sink
  • be submerged
  • subside
  • be depressed
  • aloes

On'yomi (音読み)

  • チン
  • ジン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • しず.む
  • しず.める
Strokes
7
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#1261
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
水#85 · water

Components

  • 氵
  • 尢

Common Words

  • 沈むしずむGodanto sink, to go under, to submerge
  • 沈下ちんかNounsinking, subsidence
  • 沈静ちんせいNounsettling down, quieting down, cooling down, cooling off
  • 沈滞ちんたいNounstagnation, inactivity
  • 沈着ちんちゃくNouncomposure, calmness, self-possession, presence of mind
  • 沈没ちんぼつNounsinking, foundering, going down, submersion
  • 沈黙ちんもくNounsilence, being silent, quiet, hush
  • 沈めるしずめるIchidanto sink (e.g. a ship), to submerge

Practice in Kanjiru

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