沈没 (Chinbotsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “sinking, foundering, going down, submersion”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbsinking; foundering; going down; submersion
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgetting dead drunk
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbhaving too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbstaying in one place for a long timebackpacker slang
Examples
彼らは沈没する船を見捨てた。
They abandoned the sinking ship.
その船は出帆して２日後に沈没した。
The ship set sail only to sink two days later.
船は乗務員全員を乗せたまま沈没した。
The ship sank with all her crew on board.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).