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Kanji Detail for 沈 - "sink, submerge, go down"

  • Meaning

    沈 means "sink, submerge, go down."

    1. Sink - To go down into water or other liquid.

    2. Submerge - To plunge or be plunged into water or other liquid.

    3. Descend - To move or go downward.

    4. Depress - To cause to feel sad or disheartened.

    5. Suppress - To restrain or keep from expression.

    6. Discourage - To deprive of courage, hope, or confidence.

    7. Quiet - Making little or no noise.

    8. Calm - Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.

    9. Remain - To stay in the same place or with the same person or group.

    10. Stall - To remain in the same place or position, to be delayed or held back.

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Sentences including

  • The sun was setting.

  • Her heart broke when her husband died.

  • The ship was ready to sink any time.

  • The sun is just setting.

  • The sun is about to sink.

  • The sun is about to set.

  • It was his silence which made her angry.

  • The sun has gone down.

  • The sun is about to set.

  • I saw the ship sink in the sea.

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