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沈しずむ

Kana しずむ Romaji shizumu

JLPT N3 Common word

Definitions

01godan verb · intransitive

to sink; to go under; to submerge

02godan verb · intransitive

03godan verb · intransitive

to feel depressed; to become subdued; to become somber

Examples

太陽が水平線の下に沈んだ。

The sun sank below the horizon.

Tatoeba #138160

まるで、沈む船から逃げるネズミみたいね。

It's just like rats leaving a sinking ship.

Tatoeba #74912

月が沈んだ。

The moon has set.

Tatoeba #175672

Source

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