Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to sink (into).
  2. to get depressed.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
沈み込む しずみこむ
 
 
 
沈みこむ しずみこむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sink, be submerged, subside
しず.む チン ジン (Early Jr. High, 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)
crowded, mixture, in bulk
-こ.む こみ ごめ (Early Jr. High, N3)
enter, insert
い.る はい.る ニュウ (1st, N5)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)