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[ちん()·ぼつ()]
chinbotsu
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 沈没

noun, suru verb
  1. sinking; foundering; going down; submersion
  2. getting dead drunk
  3. having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties
  4. staying in one place for a long time (backpacker slang)

Definition and Synonyms for 沈没

Founder stumble and nearly fall
Synonyms: 沈没
Sink go under,
Synonyms: 沈む, 沈下, 沈没, 沈降
Founder sink below the surface
Synonyms: 沈没
Sinking a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
Synonyms: 沈没
Immersion sinking until covered completely with water
Synonyms: 沈没, 没入
Going Under (of a ship) sinking
Synonyms: 倒産, 沈没

Meanings for each kanji in 沈没

» sink; be submerged; subside; be depressed; aloes
» drown; sink; hide; fall into; disappear; die

Categories 沈没 is a member of

Trip miss a step and fall or nearly fall
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Descend move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
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Sink go under,
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Descent a movement downward
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Sinking a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 沈没

Sample Sentences for 沈没

The ship sank with all her crew on board.
It was in 1912 that the Titanic sank during her first voyage.
It was in 1912 that the Titanic sank during her first voyage.
They abandoned the sinking ship.
The wreckage of the ship was salvaged after it had gone to Davy Jones's locker.

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