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沈

Level IX of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1121 / 2,608

Sink

On’yomi
ちん
Kun’yomi
しず
Radical
水 Water (Kangxi 85)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 詳 (Detailed), less common than 旨 (Point).

A tsunami wave on the left crashes over a hat on the right, pushing it down — the hat sinks beneath the water.

In words

沈む しずむ to sink,to feel depressedN3
沈める しずめる to sink;to submergeN1
沈黙 ちんもく silence;reticenceN1

沈 is rank 1121 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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