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    3. 沈淪

    沈淪

    沈ちん淪りん

    sinking into obscurity

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ちんりん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    sinking into obscurity, coming down in the world, being ruined
    formal or literary term
    2.
    sinking deeply
    formal or literary term

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    Kanji that make up this word

    沈
    しず.む・しず.める…(3)
    sink・be submerged・subside・be depressed・aloes
    淪
    しず.む…(2)
    sink・ripple
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