Word Meaning 沈める

しずめる shizumeru

沈める is read as しずめる (shizumeru) and means to floor (an opponent).

Meaning

English

to floor (an opponent)
to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
to sink (e.g. a ship)
to submerge

Reading

Kana

しずめる

Romaji

shizumeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 浮かべる,浮かす,浮かせる Rank 17488 Priority C

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