Word Meaning 沈め

しずめ shizume

沈め is read as しずめ (shizume) and means sinker.

Meaning

English

  1. sinker
  2. weight
  3. sinking
  4. submerging

Reading

Kana

しずめ

Romaji

shizume

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 146997 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

沈む

しずむ

to feel depressed

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)

沈水植物

ちんすいしょくぶつ

submerged plant

沈下橋

ちんかばし

bridge designed to be underwater during a flood

沈金

ちんきん

gold-inlaid lacquerware (using powdered gold in etched grooves)

沈子

ちんし

weight (of a fishing net)

沈埋工法

ちんまいこうほう

underwater tunnel construction by sinking prefabricated box culverts

Example Sentences

1

Quick, turn off the lamp, I want to hide in the darkness.