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沈む

しずむ

to sink, to set

Mnemonic

Down into the water and not coming back up out of it. The river seized 'em しずむ, boat and all: しずむ.

Worth knowing

Also the sun setting, 日が沈む, and a mood going down.

Built from

sink
氵 water on the left with something going down into it and not coming back up again.

Words sharing these kanji

reticence, silence

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