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► 動詞
沈没  [ちんぼつ]  [沈没する]  [liter]    meaning:  sink  rank: 3
☆ は沈没した ⇨ The ship sank  (☛ For a large object like a ship to completely sink underwater)


More examples:
  • 戦艦砲撃けて沈没した ⇨ The battleship got shelled and sank
  • ソナー海底の沈没船を探知した ⇨ The sonar searched and detected the sunken ship on the seabed
  • 戦艦被弾して沈没した ⇨ The battleship got hit (by shells or torpedoes) and sunk