Meaning of 沈没 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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沈没JLPT 1
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Kana Readingちんぼつ
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Romajichinbotsu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- sinking; foundering; going down; submersion
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Example Sentences
沈没, ちんぼつ used in context
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They abandoned the sinking ship.
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The ship sank with all her crew on board.
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The wreckage of the ship was salvaged after it had gone to Davy Jones's locker.
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The Titanic sunk on its maiden voyage.
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タイタニック号が最初の航海中に沈没したのは１９１２年のことだ。
It was in 1912 that the Titanic sank during her first voyage.
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The ship set sail only to sink two days later.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
drown, sink, hide, fall into, disappear, die
On: ボツ, モツ
Kun: おぼ.れる, しず.む, ない
7 strokes
sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes
On: チン, ジン
Kun: しず.む, しず.める
7 strokes
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