Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 消沈(しょうちん) in Japanese

消沈, 銷沈
Kana Reading
しょうちん
Romaji
shōchin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    depression; low spirits; dejection

Examples of 消沈, 銷沈, しょうちん in a sentence

Related Kanji

沈 JLPT 2

7 strokes

sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

On'Yomi: チン, ジン

Kun'Yomi: しず.む, しず.める

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消 JLPT 3

10 strokes

extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: き.える, け.す

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銷

15 strokes

erase, shut (door)

On'Yomi: ショウ, ソウ

Kun'Yomi: け.す, と.ける, かわ.す, とろ.かす

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