Word Meaning 沈子

ちんし chinshi

沈子 is read as ちんし (chinshi) and means weight (of a fishing net).

Meaning

English

weight (of a fishing net)
sinker (on a fishing line)

Reading

Kana

ちんし

Romaji

chinshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 115842 Priority S

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)

沈埋工法

ちんまいこうほう

underwater tunnel construction by sinking prefabricated box culverts

沈積物

ちんせきぶつ

deposit