How to say sinking in Japanese

JLPTN1
沈没☆【ちんぼつchinbotsu】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • sinking; foundering; going down; submersion
  • getting dead drunk - colloquialism
  • having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties - colloquialism
  • staying in one place for a long time - backpacker slang - slang

Example Sentences

まるでmarude、沈むshizumu船funeからkara逃げるnigeruネズミNEZUMIみたいmitaiねne。
They're just like rats leaving a sinking ship.
彼らkareraはha沈没chinbotsuするsuru船funeをwo見捨てたmisuteta。
They abandoned the sinking ship.
彼らkareraはha沈みshizumiゆくyuku船funeをwo見捨ててmisutete逃げたnigeta。
They abandoned the sinking ship.
太陽taiyouがga地平線chiheisenのno下shitaにni沈みshizumiつつあるtsutsuaru。
The sun is sinking below the horizon.
太陽taiyouがga西nishiにni沈もうshizumouとしているtoshiteiru。
The sun is sinking in the west.

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