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沈む
Readings
しずむ
shizumu
English
Godan verb with 'mu' ending
Intransitive verb
to sink, to go under, to submerge
Godan verb with 'mu' ending
Intransitive verb
to go down (e.g. sun), to set, to descend
Godan verb with 'mu' ending
Intransitive verb
to feel depressed, to become subdued, to become somber
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 沈む, 沈みます
[does], will [do] 沈まない, 沈みません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 沈んだ, 沈みました
[did] 沈まなかった, 沈みませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 沈んで, 沈みまして 沈まないで, 沈みませんで 沈まなくて
Kanjis
沈 ON: チン, ジン KUN: しず.む, しず.める
sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

Stroke: 7 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-3-4 FC: 3411.1


Phrases
太陽が水平線の下に沈んだ。
Parts: 太陽 (たいよう) 水平線 (すいへいせん) 下 (した) 沈む (しずむ)
The sun sank below the horizon.

まるで、沈む船から逃げるネズミみたいね。
Parts: 丸で (まるで) 沈む (しずむ) 船 (ふね) から 逃げる (にげる) 鼠 (ネズミ) みたい
It's just like rats leaving a sinking ship.
They look just like rats leaving a sinking ship.
They're just like rats leaving a sinking ship.