7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

Kun'yomi
  • to sink ②to go down (e.g. sun) ③to feel depressed
  • to sink (e.g. a ship) ②to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair) ③to floor (an opponent)
On'yomi
  • チン
  • ジン
Nanori
  • しん

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

しずしずめる 69.5%
チン 30.0%
ジン 0.3%
しん 0.3%

Character Breakdown

sink, be submerged, subside
しず.む チン ジン (7th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
to move on, doubtful
イン ユ おこた.る
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to sink ②to go down (e.g. sun) ③to feel depressed
to sink (e.g. a ship) ②to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair) ③to floor (an opponent)
silence ②reticence
sending a ship to the bottom ②to sink a ship
sinking ②getting dead drunk ③having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties ④staying in one place for a long time
to abandon oneself to grief
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References

Unicode hex code 6C88
JIS X 0208 1-36-32
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2508
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3069
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 261
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17189
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 936
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 964
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 668
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Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1129
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1166
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1906
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a4.9
Four corner code 3411.2
De Roo Code 357