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沈降
ちんこう
noun
anime:evangelion-tv
anime-category:vocabulary
curated-media-vocabulary
Meanings
1
sedimentation (e.g. of red blood cells) ; precipitation ; settling
2
subsidence (e.g. of land) ; sinking ; submerging
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 沈降 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
沈
Sink, Be Submerged, Subside
7 strokes
降
Descend, Precipitate, Fall
10 strokes
More words with
沈
沈黙
ちんもく ·
silence
N1
沈める
しずめる ·
to sink
N1
沈没
ちんぼつ ·
sinking
N1
沈下
ちんか ·
sinking
沈む
しずむ ·
to sink
N3
Full entry on Jisho
沈着
ちんちゃく ·
composure
浮沈
ふちん ·
floating and sinking
沈殿
ちんでん ·
precipitation
N1
More words with
降
降りる
おりる ·
to get off
N5
以降
いこう ·
on and after
N2
下降
かこう ·
decline
N2
降伏
こうふく ·
capitulation
N3
降ろす
おろす ·
to take down
N3
雨が降る
あめがふる ·
to rain
滑降
かっこう ·
descent (esp. in skiing)
飛び降りる
とびおりる ·
to jump down