EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 52
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    sinking; foundering; going down; submersion

    彼らは沈没する船を見捨てた。
    They abandoned the sinking ship.
  2. getting dead drunk

    Colloquial

  3. having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties

    Colloquial

  4. staying in one place for a long time

    Slangbackpacker slang

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

Kun
しず.むしず.める
On
チンジン
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1271 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

Used in names as

しん

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3a4.9The Kanji Dictionary
3411.2Four corner code
357deroo
6c88Unicode hex code
1-36-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2508Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3069New Nelson (John Haig)
261New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
306Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
195Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
231Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1888Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2033Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1319A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
399Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1097Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17189Morohashi
1601A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
936Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
964Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
668Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1139Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1129Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1166Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1906Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chen2, shen3Pinyin reading
chim, simKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

drown, sink, hide, fall into, disappear, die

Kun
おぼ.れるしず.むない
On
ボツモツ
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1385 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 52

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3a4.15The Kanji Dictionary
3714.7Four corner code
368deroo
6ca1Unicode hex code
1-43-55JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2506Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3066New Nelson (John Haig)
260New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
305Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
194Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
230Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
707Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
763Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1579A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1075Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17233Morohashi
1823A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
935Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
963Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1461Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1140Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1130Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1167Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
714Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mei2, mo4Pinyin reading
molKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
52WaniKani level