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沈む - Japanese Dictionary | immit
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沈む
しずむ
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動詞 / verb
1
to sink, to go under, to be submerged
嵐の夜、その貨物船は沖合で沈んだ。
On the night of the storm, the cargo ship sank offshore.
石は水に入れるとすぐに沈む。
A stone sinks as soon as you put it in water.
村はダムの底に沈んでしまった。
The village ended up submerged at the bottom of the dam.
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沈没
antonym
浮かぶ
antonym
浮く
2
to sink down, to subside, to cave in
地震のあと、地盤が数センチ沈んだ。
After the earthquake, the ground subsided by several centimeters.
ソファに座ると体が深く沈んだ。
When I sat on the sofa, I sank deep into it.
重い荷物を載せたらトラックの荷台が沈んだ。
The truck bed sank when the heavy load was put on it.
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沈下
陥没
3
to set, to go down
夕日が海に沈むのを二人で眺めた。
The two of us watched the sun set into the sea.
冬は日が沈むのが早い。
In winter the sun sets early.
月が西の山に沈んで、辺りは真っ暗になった。
The moon went down behind the western mountains, and everything went pitch dark.
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落ちる
antonym
昇る
4
to be plunged into, to sink into, to fall (to a low position)
母を亡くした彼は深い悲しみに沈んだ。
After losing his mother, he was plunged into deep grief.
チームは今季も最下位に沈んだ。
The team sank to last place again this season.
挑戦者は三ラウンドでマットに沈んだ。
The challenger went down on the canvas in the third round.
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陥る
落ちる
antonym
浮かぶ
5
to feel depressed, to be in low spirits, to be dispirited
試験に落ちて、気持ちが沈んでいる。
I failed the exam and I'm feeling down.
彼女は沈んだ声で電話に出た。
She answered the phone in a dejected voice.
雨の日はなんとなく心が沈む。
On rainy days I somehow feel gloomy.
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落ち込む
塞ぎ込む
滅入る
6
to be subdued, to be muted, to be sober (of colors)
沈んだ色のスーツの方が式典にはふさわしい。
A suit in a subdued color is more suitable for the ceremony.
この絵は全体に色調が沈んでいる。
The tones of this painting are muted overall.
チェロの沈んだ音色が会場に響いた。
The deep, subdued tone of the cello filled the hall.
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polite
negative
present
沈む
past
沈んだ
volitional
沈もう
imperative
沈め
passive
沈まれる
causative
沈ませる
-te form
沈んで
conditional
沈めば
conditional (-tara)
沈んだら
stem
沈み
desire (-tai)
沈みたい
desire, past (-takatta)
沈みたかった
negative (-zu)
沈まず
negative
negative (-nu)
沈まぬ
negative
negative conditional (-neba)
沈まねば
negative
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