沈

ONちん

KUNしずむ、しずめる

Meanings

sinksubmergedepressbe absorbed in

How to remember

Imagine a heavy object with a tail (冘) sinking deep into WATER (氵). The tail is pulled down, emphasizing the downward motion of sinking.

沈むしずむ

to sink, to set (sun), to feel depressed

沈没ちんぼつ

sinking, foundering (e.g., a ship)

沈黙ちんもく

silence

沈めるしずめる

to sink, to submerge (transitive)