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    3. 撃沈

    撃沈

    撃げき沈ちん

    (attacking and) sinking (a ship)

    KMT10News #46+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveMilitaryKanji Vocab22 strokes

    げきちん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    (attacking and) sinking (a ship), sending (a ship) to the bottom

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    敵てきの船ふねを撃げき沈ちんした。

    We sank the enemy ship.

    KMT9Military
    潜せん水すい艦かんが敵てきの空くう母ぼを撃げき沈ちんしました。

    The submarine sank the enemy aircraft carrier.

    KMT10Military
    彼かれの提てい案あんは会かい議ぎで完かん全ぜんに撃げき沈ちんされた。

    His proposal was completely shot down (sunk) in the meeting.

    KMT10Business & FinanceCore Concepts
    第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん中ちゅう、多おおくの軍ぐん艦かんが撃げき沈ちんされました。

    During World War II, many warships were sunk.

    KMT10MilitaryHistory
    敵てき艦かん隊たいの旗き艦かんを撃げき沈ちんすることが作さく戦せんの目もく標ひょうだった。

    The objective of the operation was to sink the enemy fleet's flagship.

    KMT10Military

    Kanji that make up this word

    撃
    う.つ…(1)
    beat・attack・defeat・conquer
    沈
    しず.む・しず.める…(3)
    sink・be submerged・subside・be depressed・aloes
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