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► 動詞
沈む  [しずむ]    meaning:  sink  rank: 1
☆ ヴェニス段々沈んでいる ⇨ Venice is gradually sinking
☆ チーム最下位沈んだ ⇨ The team has sunk to the bottom of the standing
☆ 海底沈んでいるタイタニック残骸 ⇨ The wreck of the Titanic sunk at the bottom of the sea
☆ 氷山にぶつかって沈んだ ⇨ The ship hit an iceberg and sank

沈める  [しずめる]    meaning:  sink  rank: 2
☆ 相手一撃で沈めた ⇨ He knocked down the opponent with a single strike
☆ 彼等魚雷敵船を沈めた ⇨ They sank the enemy ship with a torpedo

窪む  [くぼむ]    meaning:  sink  rank: 3
☆ 彼女がくぼんでいる ⇨ She has indented cheeks, dimples

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)

落ち窪む  [(4)おちくぼむ]    meaning:  sink  rank: 4
☆ 落ち窪ん ⇨ Sunken eyes  (☛ Usually about eyes and cheeks, from exhaustion)

窪まる  [(3)くぼまる]    meaning:  sink  rank: 4
☆ 

撃沈  [げきちん]  [撃沈する]    meaning:  sink  rank: 4
☆ 彼等敵船を撃沈した ⇨ They sunk an enemy ship

沈み込む  [しずみこむ]    meaning:  sink  rank: 4
☆   (☛ An accentuated form of 沈む)

水没  [すいぼつ]  [水没する]    meaning:  sink  rank: 4
☆ ダム建設によって水没した ⇨ The village is now under water due to the construction of the dam  (☛ Go underwater)

沈下  [ちんか]  [沈下する]    meaning:  sink  rank: 4
☆ この地域地盤一年センチ沈下した ⇨ The ground in the area has sunken several centimeters in one year  (☛ For a ground to sink)

沈滞  [ちんたい]  [沈滞する]    meaning:  sink  rank: 4
☆ 経済は沈滞している ⇨ The economy is stagnant at the bottom

轟沈  [ごうちん]  [轟沈する]    meaning:  sink  rank: 5
☆ 魚雷命中して轟沈した ⇨ The ship immediately sank after getting hit by a torpedo

沈降  [ちんこう]  [沈降する]    meaning:  sink  rank: 5
☆ 

► 名詞
流し  [ながし]    meaning:  sink  rank: 2
☆ 台所の流し ⇨ A kitchen sink

沈下  [ちんか]    meaning:  sink  rank: 4
☆ 地盤沈下 ⇨ Subsidence  (☛ For a ground to sink)

不沈  [ふちん]    meaning:  sink  rank: 5
☆ 不沈空母 ⇨ An unsinkable aircraft carrier