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沈む · godan verb (-mu)

Meanings

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

Physical sinking in liquid or soft material; intransitive.

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

Used for celestial bodies, especially the sun or moon, moving below the horizon.

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

feel depressed; become somber; be subdued

Metaphorical use for low spirits, gloomy mood, or a subdued atmosphere.

〈物もの〉が〈場ば所しょ〉に沈しずむfor something to sink into a place
船ふねが海うみに沈しずんだ。
The ship sank into the sea.
日ひが〈場ば所しょ〉に沈しずむfor the sun to set in a direction/place
夕ゆう日ひが西にしの海うみに沈しずんでいく。
The evening sun is setting into the western sea.
気き分ぶんが沈しずむfor one's mood to become gloomy or depressed
試し験けんに落おちて気き分ぶんが沈しずんだ。
My mood sank after failing the exam.
声こえが沈しずむfor one's voice to become subdued or gloomy
彼かれの声こえが沈しずんでいたので心しん配ぱいになった。
His voice sounded subdued, so I got worried.
沈しずんだ〈事こと〉a gloomy or subdued (expression, atmosphere, etc.)
教きょう室しつには沈しずんだ空くう気きが流ながれていた。
A gloomy atmosphere hung over the classroom.

沈しずめるN1
沈める is the transitive counterpart meaning to sink something (e.g. a ship), while 沈む is intransitive and describes something sinking on its own.

落おち込こむN2sense 3
落ち込む often implies a deeper or longer-lasting slump, while 沈む can describe a lighter, more momentary dip in mood.
沈ちん没ぼつN1sense 1
沈没する is the more technical/formal term specifically for ships or vessels sinking, while 沈む is the general everyday verb for anything going under.
入いるN1
沈む is the ordinary modern verb for the sun or moon setting, while 入る (いる) in this sense is literary or poetic.
暮くれるN3
沈む literally means 'to sink' and can describe sinking into sadness, while 暮れる specifically implies being overwhelmed to the point of not knowing what to do, as in 途方に暮れる.

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傾かたむくN2
沈む is the ordinary verb for the sun or moon sinking below the horizon, while 傾く emphasizes the sun's descending, slanting position before it fully sets.
沈ちん下か
沈む is the general, everyday verb for something sinking (e.g., in water), while 沈下 is the more technical term specifically used for land or structural subsidence.

浮うくN3sense 1
浮く means to float, the direct physical opposite of 沈む's meaning of sinking.
登のぼるN5sense 2
昇る describes the sun or moon rising, the opposite of 沈む used for them setting.
浮うかぶN3
沈む means 'to sink,' the direct opposite of 浮かぶ, which means 'to float' or 'rise to the surface.'

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浮うかび上あがる
沈む means to sink below the surface, the direct opposite of 浮かび上がる's sense of rising up to the surface.
引ひき立たつN1
沈む (as in 気が沈む) describes a mood turning gloomy, the opposite of 引き立つ's sense of a mood becoming lively.

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 沈 carries the meaning of sinking or submerging.