沈 — sink, be submerged, subside

しずむ沈 sink

しずむ

U+6C88 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1271 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #2033 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

sink
be submerged
subside
be depressed
aloes

Readings

On'yomi: ちん chin じん jin
Kun'yomi: しず shizu

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しず shizu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

沈(しず) む shizumu to sink 沈(しず) める shizumeru to sink (e.g. a ship)

ちん chin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

沈(ちん) 黙(もく) chinmoku silence 沈(ちん) 没(ぼつ) chinbotsu sinking 沈(ちん) 下(か) chinka sinking 沈(ちん) 着(ちゃく) chinchaku composure 浮(ふ) 沈(ちん) fuchin floating and sinking

Words by frequency and grade

7 words

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