沈む
N3しずむ
[shizumu]
Meanings
1.GodanIntransitive
to sink; to go under; to submerge
2.GodanIntransitive
to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend
3.GodanIntransitive
to feel depressed; to become subdued; to become somber
Related Words
Examples
太陽がゆっくりと沈んでいく。
The sun is slowly sinking.
太陽が西の空にゆっくり沈む。
The sun slowly sets in the western sky.
船が嵐で海に沈んでしまった。
The ship sank into the sea due to the storm.