Lingaku沈める【しずめる】
Frequency rank: 5,658. – 5,668.
- to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge
- to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
- to floor (an opponent)
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
- 沈める【しずめる】Frequency rank: 5,658. – 5,668.
- しずめる
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge
- to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
- to floor (an opponent)
This meaning is used when referring to physically causing something to go below the surface of a liquid, such as a boat or object.
The ship was sunk in the storm.
This meaning is used when talking about the act of bringing oneself down, usually into a sitting position.
This meaning is used in the context of sports or fighting, referring to the act of knocking someone down or defeating them decisively.
Generated collocations (experimental)
しずめる沈めるをするto make something sinkふね船をしずめる沈めるto sink a shipじぶん自分をしずめる沈めるto lower oneselfあいて相手をしずめる沈めるto floor an opponentこころ心をしずめる沈めるto calm one's mindかんじょう感情をしずめる沈めるto suppress one's emotionsしずかに静かにしずめる沈めるto quietly submergeきもち気持ちをしずめる沈めるto settle one's feelingsすいちゅう水中にしずめる沈めるto submerge in waterふかく深くしずめる沈めるto deeply sink
Example sentences
8 results
Sleeping on a problem solves it as easily as pouring oil on troubled waters.
He took a deep breath and tried to put his uneasiness to rest.
He's mowed down a parade of challengers before.
His good nature seems to fulfill the role of reducing the family's trouble.
A man who angers easily should learn to count to ten - it calms trouble like pouring oil on troubled waters.