Vocab Info

N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

(しず)めるto sink, to submerge, to floor (an opponent)

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    to sink, to submerge, to floor (an opponent)

    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to sink (e.g. a ship), to submerge

    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)

    3. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      to floor (an opponent)

    All Forms

    沈める 【しずめる】

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    Examples

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      (てき)艦隊(かんたい)(しず)めるために砲撃(ほうげき)する。

      We opened fire to sink the enemy fleet.

      • N1

      (ちち)がソファに(からだ)(しず)てリラックスをしている。

      My dad's kicked back, sinking into the sofa and relaxing.

      • N1

      そのボクシング選手(せんしゅ)挑戦(ちょうせん)(しゃ)をマットに(しず)ました。

      The boxer floored his opponent, knocking him straight to the mat.

      • N1

      (おも)しをつけて死体(したい)(うみ)(しず)めるとは…これは間違(まちが)いなく他殺(たさつ)だ。

      Tying weights to the body so It'd sink into the ocean… this is without a doubt a murder.

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      湯船(ゆぶね)()(しず)める(はや)いか、全身(ぜんしん)血管(けっかん)がより(ひら)いたような()がしました。

      The moment I submerged myself in the bath, I felt like all my blood vessels opened up.

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