沈める
N1しずめる
[shizumeru]
Meanings
1.IchidanTransitive
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge
2.IchidanTransitive
to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
3.IchidanTransitive
to floor (an opponent)
Examples
激しい海戦の末、敵艦隊の主力船を海底に沈めた。
We sank the enemy ship in battle.
泥のついた野菜をバケツの水に沈めてよく洗った。
I submerged the vegetables in water and washed them well.
悲しい知らせを聞いて彼は深く心を沈めていった。
He was sunk in sorrow.