沈
aloes, be depressed, be submerged, sink, subside
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
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Information
Grade:8
Strokes:7
JLPT:2
Frequency:1271
Vocabulary
ジン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沈香 | ジンコウ | agarwood; aloeswood; gharuwood; eaglewood; agalloch; agallochum; aquilaria tree; lign aloes |
チン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沈下 | チンカ | sinking; subsidence |
| 沈着 | チンチャク | composure; calmness; self-possession; presence of mind; depositing (at the bottom); deposition; accumulation; adherence |
| 沈没 | チンボツ | sinking; foundering; going down; submersion; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time |
| 沈黙 | チンモク | silence; being silent; quiet; hush; reticence; inaction |
| 浮沈 | フチン | floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沈む | しずむ | to sink; to go under; to submerge; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend; to feel depressed; to become subdued; to become somber |
| 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) |
| 浮き沈み | うきしずみ | ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing |
| 沈菜 | キムチ | kimchi; kimchee |
| 泣き沈む | なきしずむ | to abandon oneself to grief |
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adhere to, be attached to, mire, mud
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泳
swim
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沢
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agree upon, appoint, decide, fix
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one (in documents)
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labor, reward for, thank for, toil, trouble
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売
sell
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池
cistern, pond, pool, reservoir
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