Vocab Info
N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
沈めるto sink, to submerge, to floor (an opponent)
Dictionary Definition
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1.
to sink (e.g. a ship), to submerge
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2.
to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
3.
to floor (an opponent)
All Forms
沈める 【しずめる】
Common・Uncommon
Details
Pitch Accent
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め
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Novels Top 5,100
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敵の艦隊を沈めるために砲撃する。
Fire at the enemy fleet in order to sink it. {to sink, to submerge, to floor (an opponent)}
父がソファに体を沈めてリラックスをしている。
My father is sinking into the sofa and relaxing. {to sink, to submerge, to floor (an opponent)}
そのボクシング選手は挑戦者をマットに沈めました。
That boxer floored the challenger. {to sink, to submerge, to floor (an opponent)}
重しをつけて死体を海に沈めるとは…これは間違いなく他殺だ。
Weighing down the corpse to sink it in the sea... This is undoubtedly a murder. {to sink, to submerge, to floor (an opponent)}
湯船に身を沈めるが早いか、全身の血管がより開いたような気がしました。
No sooner did I submerge myself in the bathtub than I felt as if all the blood vessels in my body had opened up more. {to sink, to submerge, to floor (an opponent)}
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