N1Ichidan verb
沈める
しずめる
Meaning
- 1.to sink (e.g. a ship)
- 2.to submerge
- 3.to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
Meanings across languages
- English
- to sink (e.g. a ship), to submerge, to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
- Tiếng Việt
- chìm (ví dụ như tàu)
- 日本語
- 沈める
- 한국어
- 가라앉히다
- 中文
- 使沉, 使下沉
- Bahasa Indonesia
- menenggelamkan, menenggelamkan, menurunkan
- ภาษาไทย
- จม (เช่นเรือ), จม, ลดลง
- Español
- hundir (por ejemplo, un barco), sumergir, bajar
- Français
- couler (ex. un bateau), immerger, abaisser
- Deutsch
- versenken, untertauchen, senken
- Português
- afundar (ex. um navio), submergir, baixar
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