沈 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道4Junior high level ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- チン・ジン
- Kun
- しず.む・しず.める
- Meaning
- sink; subside
Origin
氵 "water" with 冘: to go down to the bottom of the water — to sink.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| チン | 沈滞・沈黙・浮沈 |
|---|---|
| しずむ | 沈む・浮き沈み |
| しずめる | 沈める Compare: 静める・鎮める |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 沈黙ちんもく
silence
- 沈没ちんぼつ
sinking (of a ship)
Example
石を投げると水に沈んだ。
I threw a stone and it sank in the water.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)