Quick answer
沈 is the kanji for "Sink". A common reading is しず.む (shizumu). You can also practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Sink
Also : Submerge · Subside · Be depressed
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
7 strokes
Radicals
Example Sentences
太陽が沈む夕暮れ時の景色は、息をのむほど美しいです。
たいようがしずむゆうぐれどきのけしきは、いきをのむほどうつくしいです。
The scenery at dusk when the sun sets is breathtakingly beautiful.
重苦しい沈黙が続いた後、やっと話し合いが始まりました。
おもくるしいちんもくがつづいたあと、やっとはなしあいがはじまりました。
After a heavy silence continued, a discussion finally began.
Vocabulary using 沈
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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