Vocab Info
N1 Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb
沈没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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Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb
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sinking, foundering, going down, submersion
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All Forms
沈没 【ちんぼつ】
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Examples
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台風で漁船が海に沈没しました。
The fishing boat sank in the sea due to the typhoon.
- N1
飲み会で沈没した友人を友人宅まで送る。
I'll take my friend, who got dead drunk at the party, back to his place.
- N1
すぐ帰るつもりだったが、駅前で沈没してしまった。
I meant to head home right away, but I ended up getting dead drunk near the station.
- N1
沈没した彼氏が暴力的になったのを見て、直ぐに幻滅しました。
When I saw my boyfriend, who had been neglecting everything, turn violent, I was instantly disillusioned.
- N1
村で一番大きな漁船が沈没したとあって、村人は呆気に取られている。
The village's largest fishing boat has sunk, and the villagers are in utter shock.
- N1
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