Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    depression; low spirits; dejection

    テロリストの爆弾によって、祭気分はいささか消沈した。
    The festive mood was slightly spoiled by terrorist bombs.

Also written 銷沈【しょうちん】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel

Kun
き.えるけ.す
On
ショウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
345 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3a7.16The Kanji Dictionary
3912.7Four corner code
346deroo
6d88Unicode hex code
1-30-35JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2574Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3158New Nelson (John Haig)
443New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
531Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
327Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
402Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
144Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
155Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
336A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
612Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17529PMorohashi
316A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
845Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
864Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
429sakade
686Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
332henshall3
357Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
458crowley
219Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1194Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
146Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiao1Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
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

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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