sink

(waterleft) + (lame)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes

Onyomi

CHIN

Mnemonic

The lame man sank in water up to his CHIN.

Kunyomi

( ) しず*める I sank (the enemy ship.)
★★☆☆☆
( ) しず*む it's sinking
★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

沈黙(ちんもく)

bad kind of silence ★★☆☆☆
(sink) + (shut up) = 沈黙 (bad kind of silence)

silence. (BOOBOO: not to be confused with 静か (しずか)). 静か means a quiet place. 沈黙 is like a awkward hush that falls over the crowd when your mom's g-string fell off at the superbowl.

沈没(ちんぼつ) する

sink. ★★☆☆☆
(sink) + (downfall) = 沈没 (sink.)

Synonyms

sink
沈没    沈む    潜る