Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

沈没(ちんぼつ)sinking, foundering, going down, submersion, getting dead drunk, having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties, staying in one place for a long time

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

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      sinking, foundering, going down, submersion

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

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    3. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

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    4. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

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    沈没 【ちんぼつ】

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      台風(たいふう)漁船(ぎょせん)(うみ)沈没(ちんぼつ)しました。

      The fishing boat sank in the sea due to the typhoon.

      • N1

      ()(かい)沈没(ちんぼつ)した友人(ゆうじん)友人(ゆうじん)(たく)まで(おく)る。

      I'll take my friend, who got dead drunk at the party, back to his place.

      • N1

      すぐ(かえ)るつもりだったが、駅前(えきまえ)沈没(ちんぼつ)してしまった。

      I meant to head home right away, but I ended up getting dead drunk near the station.

      • N1

      沈没(ちんぼつ)した彼氏(かれし)暴力(ぼうりょく)(てき)になったのを()て、()ぐに幻滅(げんめつ)しました。

      When I saw my boyfriend, who had been neglecting everything, turn violent, I was instantly disillusioned.

      • N1

      (むら)一番(いちばん)(おお)きな漁船(ぎょせん)沈没(ちんぼつ)したとあって、村人(むらびと)呆気(あっけ)()られている。

      The village's largest fishing boat has sunk, and the villagers are in utter shock.

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