Word Meaning 沈む

しずむ shizumu

沈む is read as しずむ (shizumu) and means to feel depressed.

Meaning

English

  1. to feel depressed
  2. to become subdued
  3. to become somber
  4. to go down (e.g. sun)
  5. to set
  6. to descend
  7. to sink
  8. to go under

Reading

Kana

しずむ

Romaji

shizumu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 浮かぶ,浮く,昇る Rank 8095 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

沈静

ちんせい

stillness

沈下

ちんか

sinking

沈着

ちんちゃく

composure

沈める

しずめる

to floor (an opponent)

沈痛

ちんつう

grave

沈降

ちんこう

sedimentation (e.g. of red blood cells)

沈黙

ちんもく

Silence (1966 novel by Shūsaku Endō)

沈没

ちんぼつ

getting dead drunk

沈滞

ちんたい

stagnation

浮沈

ふちん

floating and sinking

意気消沈

いきしょうちん

depressed in spirits

浮き沈み

うきしずみ

ups and downs

Example Sentences

10

The sun sets in the west.

It got cold after sunset.

The sun is just setting.

The sun sets earlier in winter.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

It grew cold as the sun went down.

The sun sets around five here.

The sun is just setting.

The sun and the moon rise in the east and set in the west.

We watched the sun setting behind the mountains.