# 沈 sink

(waterleft) + (lame)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes

## Onyomi

CHIN |

## Mnemonic

| The lame man sank in water up to his CHIN.

## Kunyomi

( を ) しず＊める | I sank (the enemy ship.) ★★☆☆☆
( が ) しず＊む | it's sinking ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

沈黙(ちんもく) | bad kind of silence ★★☆☆☆ 沈 (sink) + 黙 (shut up) = 沈黙 (bad kind of silence) silence. (BOOBOO: not to be confused with 静か　（しずか）).　静か means a quiet place. 沈黙 is like a awkward hush that falls over the crowd when your mom's g-string fell off at the superbowl.
沈没(ちんぼつ) する | sink. ★★☆☆☆ 沈 (sink) + 没 (downfall) = 沈没 (sink.)

## Synonyms

sink 沈没 沈む 潜る