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沈

sink
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingチン、ジン
Kun readingしず.む、しず.める
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. sinkRtK
  2. be submerged
  3. subside
  4. be depressed
  5. aloes
  1. to sink
  2. to go under
  3. to submerge
  4. to go down (e.g. sun)
  5. to set

Popular Usage

沈む

Radicals and components

Radical水waterComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · garter · crown (冖) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2033

Compound words

沈むしずむ
to sink; to go under; to submerge; to go down (e.g. sun); to set
撃沈げきちん
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom
沈下ちんか
sinking; subsidence
沈静ちんせい
settling down; quieting down; cooling down; cooling off; stillness
沈滞ちんたい
stagnation; inactivity
沈着ちんちゃく
composure; calmness; self-possession; presence of mind; depositing (at the bottom)
沈没ちんぼつ
sinking; foundering; going down; submersion; getting dead drunk
沈黙ちんもく
silence; being silent; quiet; hush; reticence
浮沈ふちん
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
沈めるしずめる
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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