Translation guide
How to express the action of dunking something, especially food into a liquid, in Japanese.
To dip or submerge food briefly into a drink or sauce before eating.
dunk a cookie in milk · dunk bread in soup
To score by jumping and putting the ball directly through the hoop.
Loanword from English, used as a suru-verb. Standard term in basketball.
彼は試合でダンクした。
He dunked in the game.
To push a person or object under water, often in a playful or aggressive manner.
Both mean 'to dip', but 浸す often implies soaking for a longer time or submerging completely, while つける is more general and can mean just touching the surface. For quick dunking, ちょっと浸す or つける are natural.
General verb meaning 'to soak' or 'to dip'. Commonly used for dunking food into liquid.
パンをコーヒーに浸して食べる。
I dunk bread in coffee and eat it.
Very common verb meaning 'to dip' or 'to attach'. Often used for dipping food into sauce.
ドーナツをミルクにつける。
I dunk a donut in milk.
Means 'to dip briefly', emphasizing a quick dunk.
クッキーを紅茶にちょっと浸す。
I briefly dunk a cookie in tea.
Noun meaning 'dunk shot'. Often used to describe the action.
彼のダンクシュートはすごかった。
His dunk shot was amazing.
Transitive verb meaning 'to sink' or 'to submerge'. Can be used for dunking someone.
友達をプールに沈めた。
I dunked my friend in the pool.
Colloquial phrase meaning 'to thrust into water'. Implies a sudden dunk.
弟の頭を水に突っ込んだ。
I dunked my little brother's head in the water.