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沈 sink

Meaningsink; be submerged; subside; be depressed
Onチン、ジン
Kunしず.む、しず.める
Strokes7
First metN4 lesson 28, in 沈む

Stroke order

Words

WordReadingMeaningLevel
沈むしずむto sinkN4
沈殿ちんでんsediment, settlingN3
沈着ちんちゃくcomposed, calmN2
沈黙ちんもくsilenceN2
沈静化ちんせいかcalming down, subsidenceN1
地盤沈下じばんちんかregional economic declineN1
沈静ちんせいsubsidence, calmingN1
沈降防止ちんこうぼうしpreventing dense grain from settlingN1
冷静沈着れいせいちんちゃくunshakeable calm and cool poise under pressureN1
沈黙の教えちんもくのおしえprofound lesson conveyed through silenceN1
審査員の沈黙しんさいんのちんもくstunned silence of international jurorsN1

Examples

任(まか)せて。報道(ほうどう)に携(たずさ)わるアナウンサーとしての重(おも)い社会(しゃかい)的(てき)責任(せきにん)を自覚(じかく)し、被害(ひがい)に遭(あ)われた方々(かたがた)への配慮(はいりょ)を込(こ)めて、沈着(ちんちゃく)にお伝(つた)えします。

Leave it to me. Conscious of the heavy social responsibility of a news anchor, delivering with consideration for those impacted, I will report with composure. (N2 lesson 6)

申(もう)し訳(わけ)ありません!沈着(ちんちゃく)に微小(びしょう)なアクと沈殿(ちんでん)物(ぶつ)を濾(こ)し取(と)り、均質(きんしつ)で濁(にご)りのない至高(しこう)の一番(いちばん)出汁(だし)の煮出(にだ)しを完遂(かんすい)させます!

I'm sorry! I'll calmly strain off the fine scum and the sediment, and finish drawing a supreme first dashi, even and without a trace of cloudiness! (N1 lesson 155)