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

    Dictionary Definition

    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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    All Forms

    沈没 【ちんぼつ】

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    Examples

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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 into the sea due to the typhoon. {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}

      • 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 will take my friend, who got dead drunk at the drinking party, to his house. {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}

      • 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 intended to go home immediately, but I ended up getting dead drunk in front of the station. {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}

      • 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。

      Seeing my boyfriend, who had sunk into neglecting his duties, become violent, I was immediately disillusioned. {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}

      • 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 largest fishing boat in the village has sunk, leaving the villagers in shock. {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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