沈む

しずむ

to sink

N3 #6,327

Meanings

  1. godan verb, intransitive to sink; to go under; to submerge
  2. to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend
  3. to feel depressed; to become subdued; to become somber

Its kanji

In sentences

月つきが沈しずんだ。 The moon has set. #175672

日ひは西にしに沈しずむ。 The sun sets in the west. #122904

船ふねは底そこに沈しずんだ。 The boat sank to the bottom. #141106

船ふねが沈しずんでいく。 The ship is sinking. #141178

太陽たいようが沈しずんでいく。 The sun is going down. #138202

日ひが沈しずんでしまった。 The sun has gone down. #122943

太陽たいようは西にしに沈しずみます。 The sun sets in the west. #138094

一日いちにちずっと沈しずんでいた。 I was feeling blue all day. #1234546