Lingaku沈む【しずむ】
Frequency rank: 2,144. – 2,145.
- to sink; to go under; to submerge
- to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend
- to feel depressed; to become subdued; to become somber
Godan verb with 'mu' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 沈む【しずむ】Frequency rank: 2,144. – 2,145.
- しずむ
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Sun] sets on [Horizon]
[Person] sinks into [Emotion]
[Feeling] sinks into [Condition]
My feelings are subdued.
[Problem] depresses [Heart]
[Object] sinks to [Depth]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to sink; to go under; to submerge
- to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend
- to feel depressed; to become subdued; to become somber
This meaning refers to the physical action of something moving downward into a liquid, typically due to gravity.
This meaning is used to describe the action of celestial bodies like the sun moving below the horizon, indicating the end of the day.
The sun is setting.
This meaning conveys an emotional state, describing a feeling of sadness or a lowering of one's mood.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Generated related terms (experimental)
しずむ沈む【しずむ】
Refers to sinking or going under, often used for objects in water or to describe the sun setting.
うく浮く【うく】
Refers to floating or rising, contrasting with sinking; often used for objects that are buoyant.
さがる下がる【さがる】
Refers to going down or descending in a more general context, such as prices or levels.
うつむく【うつむく】
Refers to looking down, often indicating sadness or submission, similar to feeling subdued.
もりあがる盛り上がる【もりあがる】
Refers to rising up or becoming lively, the opposite of沉む in emotional context.
The party has become lively.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- かてごりカテゴリきごう:じどうし自動詞すいめん水面じょう上にあったもの物がみなそこ水底にむかい向かいかこう下降する．.
- かてごりカテゴリきごう:じどうし自動詞たいよう太陽やつき月がちへいせん地平線・すいへいせん水平線よりした下へいどう移動しみえなく見えなくなる．.
- かてごりカテゴリきごう:じどうし自動詞くうちゅう空中にあるもの物がきゅうに急にかほう下方へいどう移動する．.
- かてごりカテゴリきごう:じどうし自動詞しゅうい周囲よりひくく低くなる．.
- かてごりカテゴリきごう:じどうし自動詞このましくない好ましくないじょうたい状態になる．.
- かてごりカテゴリきごう:じどうし自動詞きもち気持ちやふんいき雰囲気がくらく暗くなる．.
- かてごりカテゴリきごう:たどうし他動詞 しずめる沈める．.
Example sentences
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They came to the conclusion that the ship must have sunk.
The sun having set, they were still dancing.