JLPT N2 · 7 strokes
Kanji 沈: "sink, be submerged, subside"
The kanji 沈 means "sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read チン, ジン in on'yomi and しず.む, しず.める in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チンジン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しず.むしず.める
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1271 of 2,501 |
Common words with 沈
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 沈黙silence; being silent; quiet; hush · reticence; inaction
- 沈黙Silence (roman de Shūsaku Endō, 1966)
- 沈むto sink; to go under; to submerge · to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend
- 沈めるto sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge · to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
- 沈み込むto sink (into) · to get depressed
- 沈痛grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful
- 沈黙を破るto break the silence; to break one's silence
- 撃沈(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom
- 身を沈めるto sink (into one's seat, etc.) · to leap to one's death (by drowning)
- 意気消沈low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement
- 沈没sinking; foundering; going down; submersion · getting dead drunk
- 冷静沈着calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
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