沈む – Vocabulary details

沈しずむ

Verb (5-dan, む, intransitive)

1. to sink; to go under; to submerge

2. to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend

3. to feel depressed; to become subdued; to become somber

sink

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ずむ

to abandon oneself to grief

to be knocked out; to be overwhelmed; to be flabbergasted; to be thrown for a loop

there are exceptions to every rule; (lit.) rocks will flow and leaves will sink

月つきが沈しずんだ。

The moon has set.

日ひが沈しずんでしまった。

The sun has set.

船ふねは今いまにも沈しずみそうであった。

The ship was ready to sink any time.

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