Word Meaning 沈没

ちんぼつ chimbotsu

沈没 is read as ちんぼつ (chimbotsu) and means getting dead drunk.

Meaning

English

getting dead drunk
having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties
staying in one place for a long time
sinking
foundering
going down
submersion

Reading

Kana

ちんぼつ

Romaji

chimbotsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 浮上 Rank 6685 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

沈没船

ちんぼつせん

sunken ship

日本沈没

にっぽんちんぼつ

Japan Sinks (1973 novel by Sakyo Komatsu)

天安沈没事件

てんあんちんぼつじけん

sinking of the South Korean navy ship Cheonan (allegedly by a North Korean torpedo; March 26, 2010)

沈黙

ちんもく

Silence (1966 novel by Shūsaku Endō)

沈滞

ちんたい

stagnation

没

ぼつ

death

出没

しゅつぼつ

making frequent appearances

戦没

せんぼつ

death in battle

埋没

まいぼつ

being buried

日没

にちぼつ

sunset

陥没

かんぼつ

cave-in

死没

しぼつ

death

Example Sentences

タイタニック号は処女航海で沈没した。

The Titanic sunk on its maiden voyage.

船は乗務員全員を乗せたまま沈没した。

The ship sank with all her crew on board.

1912年、タイタニック号は処女航海中に沈没した。

It was in 1912 that the Titanic sank during her first voyage.

トムの祖父が乗っていた船は、魚雷により沈没した。

The ship Tom's grandfather was on was sunk by a torpedo.

タイタニック号が最初の航海中に沈没したのは１９１２年のことだ。