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How to say 'Sinking' in Japanese | 沈没

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The Japanese word for Sinking is 'Chinbotsu', written as 沈没 in Japanese.'Sinking' in hiragana is ちんぼつ.

    word

    沈没

    Meaning

    Sinking

    Reading

    ちんぼつ

    chinbotsu

    Kanji

    沈Sink 没Sink, Drown

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '沈没 (ちんぼつ)' means 'sinking'. It is used to describe the act of a ship, boat, or other vessel going underwater and becoming submerged. It can also be used metaphorically to describe the failure or collapse of plans, projects, or organizations. For example: The ship sank in the storm「船は嵐で沈没した」(ふねはあらしでちんぼつした). The company's project sank due to lack of funding「会社のプロジェクトは資金不足で沈没した」(かいしゃのプロジェクトはしきんぶそくでちんぼつした).

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    8

    Frequency

    6697

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 沈没

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    沈

    Meaning

    Sink

  • kanji

    没

    Meaning

    Sink, Drown

Words Related to 沈没 Through the Kanji 沈

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 沈 as well.

  • word

    沈める

    Meaning

    Sink

  • word

    沈黙

    Meaning

    Silence

  • word

    沈む

    Meaning

    Sink

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'Chinbotsu' means 'Sinking' .

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