沈しずめる
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Meanings
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
1. to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge
2. to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
3. to floor (an opponent)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
しずめる
Examples3
They sank ten enemy ships.
He's mowed down a parade of challengers before.
His good nature seems to fulfill the role of reducing the family's trouble.