沈没
Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. sinking; foundering; going down; submersion
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ちんぼつ
Used in vocabulary
Examples7
彼ら
They abandoned the sinking ship.
船
The ship sank with all her crew on board.
船
The wreckage of the ship was salvaged after it had gone to Davy Jones's locker.
タイタニック
It was in 1912 that the Titanic sank during her first voyage.
その
The ship set sail only to sink two days later.
タイタニック
The Titanic sunk on its maiden voyage.