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沈

Kanji 沈: meaning "sink", readings, stroke order

The kanji 沈 means "sink". On'yomi: チン; kun'yomi: しずむ、しずめる. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
sink
On'yomi
チン
Kun'yomi
しずむしずめる
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 沈

  • 沈む しずむ — to sink; to feel depressed
  • 沈める しずめる — to sink, to submerge
  • 沈殿 ちんでん — precipitation, deposition, settlement
  • 沈没 ちんぼつ — sinking, foundering
  • 沈黙 ちんもく — silence, reticence

Stroke order · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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