# 沈 — sink

沈 means “sink”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: チン (chin). Kun'yomi: しず(む) (shizumu). You'll see it in words such as 沈める (shizumeru, “to sink; to submerge”).

- Meaning: sink
- On'yomi: チン (chin)
- Kun'yomi: しず(む) (shizumu)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Water & the sea 1

## How to remember 沈

Parts: 氵 water · 冖 cover · 儿 legs

## Words with 沈

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 沈める | しずめる (shizumeru) | to sink; to submerge |
| 沈む | しずむ (shizumu) | to sink; to go under |

## More in the “Water & the sea 1” set

[河](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/large-river/) · [浮](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/float/) · [泉](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/spring-of-water/) · [浴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bathe/) · [潟](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lagoon/) · [液](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/liquid/) · [沈](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sink/) · [干](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hang-out-to-dry/)

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