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沈める (しずめる) — to sink | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

沈める

しずめる

N1

ichidan verbtransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1to sink
2to submerge
3to sink (e.g. a ship)
4to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
5to floor (an opponent)

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Kanji in this word

沈Sink, Be Submerged, Subside7 strokes

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