Word Meaning 沈降

ちんこう chinkou

沈降 is read as ちんこう (chinkou) and means sedimentation (e.g. of red blood cells).

Meaning

English

sedimentation (e.g. of red blood cells)
precipitation
settling
subsidence (e.g. of land)
sinking
submerging

Reading

Kana

ちんこう

Romaji

chinkou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 隆起 Rank 23815 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

沈降海岸

ちんこうかいがん

submerged shoreline

赤血球沈降速度

せっけっきゅうちんこうそくど

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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)