沈む

• 読み: しずむ
• ローマ字: shizumu
• 漢字の分解: 沈 (chin/shizu) — to sink, submerge
• 発音: /ɕi.zɯ.mɯ/

意味

To sink; to go down. Also means to feel depressed or gloomy.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the む row. Has both physical and emotional meanings: physically sinking (船が沈む — a ship sinks) and emotionally feeling low (気持ちが沈む — spirits sink). The transitive counterpart is 沈める (to sink something). Common in literature and daily conversation.

例文

1. 太陽が海に沈む景色がとても美しかった。
2. 試験に落ちて気持ちが沈んでいる。
3. 重い石を池に投げたら、すぐに沈んだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: nature, emotions, daily life

トーン: melancholic

起源と歴史

Native Japanese verb with the kanji 沈 (chin/shizu) representing submersion. The water radical (氵) reflects the original meaning of going beneath water.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal