ちん
沈
こう
降

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. sedimentation (e.g. of red blood cells), precipitation, settling.
  2. subsidence (e.g. of land), sinking, submerging.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちん
沈
こう
降
 沈降 ちんこう

Contained Kanji 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)
descend, precipitate, fall
ふ.る　コウ　お.りる (6th, N3)
to descend, to come down from heaven, to send down
コウ　ゴ　お.りる
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant