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Japanese word 沈没: sinking / submerging. Meanings and example sentences.

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沈没 (ちんぼつ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

沈没 (ちんぼつ) means sinking / submerging.

See example sentences below.

沈没 at a glance

沈没
ちんぼつchinbotsu
N1noun
sinking / submerging
沈没ちんぼつchinbotsuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 沈没

Core meaning

sinking / submerging

Basic example sentences

Example 1

船が海で沈没した。

Translation

The ship sank in the sea.

Example 2

事故で船が沈没したと聞いた。

Translation

I heard the ship sank in the accident.

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