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    3. 沈

    沈

    沈しず.む

    sink

    N2KMT8Freq #1271Nature & EnvironmentKanji7 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    しず.むしず.める

    On'yomi

    チンジン

    Nanori

    しん

    sinkbe submergedsubsidebe depressedaloes

    氵冘

    氵
    水
    冖
    丿
    儿

    Stroke 0 / 7

    Speed1.0x

    沙汲況洗滞湛涜沌洸溌渙汽沙汲洗滞涜沌泌没沃漑澆沱泛濱瀉瀋㓁忱

    Alternative forms of this concept

    氵
    氺

    Concepts using this kanji

    沈黙

    silence

    沈める

    to sink (e.g. a ship)

    沈下

    sinking

    沈着

    composure

    浮沈

    floating and sinking

    沈没

    sinking

    沈痛

    grave

    沈滞

    stagnation

    沈菜

    kimchi

    沈静

    settling down

    沈降

    sedimentation (e.g. of red blood cells)

    不沈

    unsinkable

    沈子

    weight (of a fishing net)

    沈んだ心

    low spirits

    自沈

    scuttling one's own boat

    共沈

    coprecipitation

    打ち沈む

    to be depressed

    沈金

    gold-inlaid lacquerware (using powdered gold in etched grooves)

    沈思

    contemplation

    沈水海岸

    submergent coastline

    不沈空母

    unsinkable aircraft carrier

    沈下橋

    bridge designed to be underwater during a flood

    身を沈める

    to sink (into one's seat, etc.)

    消沈

    depression

    日本沈没

    Japan Sinks (1973 novel by Sakyo Komatsu)

    沈水植物

    submerged plant

    地盤沈下

    land subsidence

    石が流れて木の葉が沈む

    there are exceptions to every rule

    沈着率

    deposition rate

    沈積物

    deposit

    深沈

    calm

    沈降海岸

    submerged shoreline

    沈埋工法

    underwater tunnel construction by sinking prefabricated box culverts

    沈み込む

    to sink (into)

    赤沈

    erythrocyte sedimentation rate

    沈船

    sunken ship

    沈船ブイ

    wreck buoy

    沈船ダイビング

    wreck diving

    沈積

    sedimentation

    天安沈没事件

    sinking of the South Korean navy ship Cheonan (allegedly by a North Korean torpedo; March 26, 2010)

    沈思黙考

    being lost in deep thought

    血沈

    sedimentation (rate) of blood cells

    沈黙の殺人者

    silent killer

    沈積岩

    sedimentary rock

    色素沈着

    pigmentation

    意気消沈

    low spirits

    沈香

    agarwood

    浮きつ沈みつ

    floating up and sinking down

    沈殿物

    sediment

    沈丁花

    winter daphne (Daphne odora)

    沈め

    sinking

    マットに沈む

    to be knocked out

    不沈艦

    unsinkable battleship

    沈む

    to sink

    遠沈

    sediment

    沈金彫

    gold-inlaid lacquerware

    爆沈

    blowing up and sinking

    沈着冷静

    calm, cool, and collected

    冷静沈着

    calm, cool, and collected

    沈床園

    sunken garden

    沈黙交易

    silent trade

    沈砂

    grit

    沈黙の春

    Silent Spring (book by Rachel Carson, 1962)

    沈没船

    sunken ship

    沈勇

    composed courage

    沈鬱

    melancholy

    泣き沈む

    to abandon oneself to grief

    沈殿

    precipitation

    沈黙を破る

    to break the silence

    赤血球沈降速度

    erythrocyte sedimentation rate

    沈黙は金雄弁は銀

    speech is silver, silence is golden

    雄弁は銀、沈黙は金

    speech is silver, silence is golden

    石綿沈着症

    asbestosis

    綿状沈殿

    flocculent precipitate

    沈潜

    sinking into deep thought

    積羽沈舟

    small things in sufficient quantity can have a large influence

    沈殿剤

    precipitant

    沈船捜索救助計画

    Deep Submergence Systems Project

    沈泥

    silt

    沈酔

    very drunk

    沈吟

    hum

    沈黙寡言

    taciturn

    沈む瀬あれば浮かぶ瀬あり

    life has its ups and downs

    萎靡沈滞

    decline of energy and vigour (vigor)

    沈魚落雁

    charms of a uniquely beautiful woman

    沈殿槽

    precipitation tank

    沈溺

    being immersed in water

    沈香も焚かず屁も放らず

    having few faults as well as few virtues

    撃沈

    (attacking and) sinking (a ship)

    沈魚落雁閉月羞花

    charms of a uniquely beautiful woman

    沈渣

    sediment

    沈淪

    sinking into obscurity

    尿沈渣

    urinary sediment (e.g. in urinalysis)

    浮き沈み

    ups and downs

    轟沈

    sinking instantly (of a ship due to a torpedo attack, bombing, etc.)

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    • 丿
    • 儿
    • 冖
    • 氵
    • 水

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    • 沈菜
    • 遠沈
    • 意気消沈
    • 泣き沈む
    • 撃沈
    • 沈む
    • 沈める
    • 沈下
    • 沈降
    • 沈思
    • 沈思黙考
    • 沈酔
    • 沈静
    • 沈滞
    • 沈着
    • 沈丁花
    • 沈痛
    • 沈殿
    • 沈没
    • 沈黙
    • 沈淪
    • 沈渣
    • 爆沈
    • 沈潜
    • 浮沈
    • 沈吟
    • 血沈
    • 自沈
    • 消沈
    • 浮き沈み
    • 地盤沈下
    • 沈没船
    • 沈勇
    • 沈香
    • 沈降海岸
    • 沈殿物
    • 沈積
    • 沈鬱
    • 赤血球沈降速度
    • 赤沈
    • 轟沈
    • 打ち沈む
    • 沈んだ心
    • 沈砂
    • 不沈艦
    • マットに沈む
    • 沈金
    • 沈金彫
    • 沈下橋
    • 沈着冷静
    • 沈魚落雁
    • 沈黙寡言
    • 冷静沈着
    • 沈埋工法
    • 沈み込む
    • 石が流れて木の葉が沈む
    • 沈黙は金雄弁は銀
    • 沈積岩
    • 沈船捜索救助計画
    • 沈船ブイ
    • 沈船ダイビング
    • 沈香も焚かず屁も放らず
    • 雄弁は銀、沈黙は金
    • 沈着率
    • 沈子
    • 沈黙を破る
    • 不沈
    • 沈め
    • 浮きつ沈みつ
    • 沈水海岸
    • 沈溺
    • 沈殿槽
    • 色素沈着
    • 沈水植物
    • 尿沈渣
    • 沈泥
    • 綿状沈殿
    • 沈黙交易
    • 沈魚落雁閉月羞花
    • 天安沈没事件
    • 萎靡沈滞
    • 石綿沈着症
    • 沈積物
    • 沈む瀬あれば浮かぶ瀬あり
    • 沈黙の殺人者
    • 身を沈める
    • 深沈
    • 不沈空母
    • 積羽沈舟
    • 沈床園
    • 沈殿剤
    • 沈船
    • 共沈
    • 沈黙の春
    • 日本沈没

    Similar concepts

    • 沙
    • 汲
    • 況
    • 洗
    • 滞
    • 湛
    • 涜
    • 沌
    • 洸
    • 溌
    • 渙
    • 汽
    • 泌
    • 没
    • 沃
    • 漑
    • 澆
    • 沱
    • 泛
    • 濱
    • 瀉
    • 瀋
    • 㓁
    • 忱

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