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通報受端

see styles
 tsuuhoujutan / tsuhojutan
    つうほうじゅたん
{comp} message sink

黙りこむ

see styles
 damarikomu
    だまりこむ
(v5m,vi) to say no more; to sink into silence

黙り込む

see styles
 damarikomu
    だまりこむ
(v5m,vi) to say no more; to sink into silence

齧りつく

see styles
 kaburitsuku
    かぶりつく
    kajiritsuku
    かじりつく
(v5k,vi) (kana only) to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; (v5k,vi) (1) (kana only) to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; (2) (kana only) to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

齧り付く

see styles
 kaburitsuku
    かぶりつく
    kajiritsuku
    かじりつく
(v5k,vi) (kana only) to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; (v5k,vi) (1) (kana only) to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; (2) (kana only) to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

かじり付く

see styles
 kajiritsuku
    かじりつく
(v5k,vi) (1) (kana only) to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; (2) (kana only) to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

かぶり付く

see styles
 gaburitsuku
    がぶりつく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) (kana only) to bite at; to snap at; to sink one's teeth into

へたり込む

see styles
 hetarikomu
    へたりこむ
(Godan verb with "mu" ending) to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

一かばちか

see styles
 ichikabachika
    いちかばちか
(exp,adj-no) sink or swim; high-stakes; desperate

吸い込み口

see styles
 suikomiguchi
    すいこみぐち
inlet; port; sink

小事は大事

see styles
 shoujihadaiji / shojihadaiji
    しょうじはだいじ
(expression) (proverb) a small leak can sink a great ship

歯を立てる

see styles
 haotateru
    はをたてる
(exp,v1) to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip

Variations:
窪む
凹む

 kubomu
    くぼむ
(v5m,vi) to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

身にしみる

see styles
 minishimiru
    みにしみる
(exp,v1) (1) to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; (2) to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

身に染みる

see styles
 minishimiru
    みにしみる
(exp,v1) (1) to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; (2) to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

身に沁みる

see styles
 minishimiru
    みにしみる
(exp,v1) (1) to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; (2) to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

身を沈める

see styles
 mioshizumeru
    みをしずめる
(exp,v1) (1) to sink (into one's seat, etc.); (exp,v1) (2) to leap to one's death (by drowning); (exp,v1) (3) to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

ヒートシンク

see styles
 hiitoshinku / hitoshinku
    ヒートシンク
(computer terminology) heat sink

三角コーナー

see styles
 sankakukoonaa / sankakukoona
    さんかくコーナー
triangular sink tidy (usu. used to strain waste)

乗るか反るか

see styles
 norukasoruka
    のるかそるか
(irregular kanji usage) (exp,adv,adj-no) (kana only) win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing

五右衛門風呂

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 goemonburo
    ごえもんぶろ
(named after the robber Goemon Ishikawa, who was boiled to death in one) bath heated directly from beneath, with a floating wooden lid on which the bather sits causing it to sink

伸るか反るか

see styles
 norukasoruka
    のるかそるか
(exp,adv,adj-no) (kana only) win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing

データ受信装置

see styles
 deetajushinsouchi / deetajushinsochi
    データじゅしんそうち
{comp} data sink

ディスポーザー

see styles
 disupoozaa / disupooza
    ディスポーザー
garbage disposal unit (under kitchen sink) (eng: disposer); garbage disposal; waste disposal unit; garburator

ヒート・シンク

 hiito shinku / hito shinku
    ヒート・シンク
(computer terminology) heat sink

ユーティリティ

see styles
 yuutiriti / yutiriti
    ユーティリティ
(1) utility; (2) room with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment

ユティリティー

see styles
 yutiritii / yutiriti
    ユティリティー
(1) utility; (2) room with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment

一條繩上的螞蚱


一条绳上的蚂蚱

see styles
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
    yi1 tiao2 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5
i t`iao sheng shang te ma cha
    i tiao sheng shang te ma cha
lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom); fig. people who are in it together for better or worse; people who will sink or swim together

小洞不堵沉大船

see styles
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ chén dà chuán
    xiao3 dong4 bu4 du3 chen2 da4 chuan2
hsiao tung pu tu ch`en ta ch`uan
    hsiao tung pu tu chen ta chuan
A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship.

Variations:
没する
歿する

 bossuru
    ぼっする
(suru verb) (1) (没する only) to sink; to go down; to set; (suru verb) (2) to pass away; to die; (suru verb) (3) (没する only) to disappear; to vanish; (suru verb) (4) (没する only) to confiscate

Variations:
窪まる
凹まる

 kubomaru
    くぼまる
(v5r,vi) (rare) (See 窪む) to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

シュートを決める

see styles
 shuutookimeru / shutookimeru
    シュートをきめる
(exp,v1) {sports} to score a goal (basket, etc.); to sink a shot

ユーティリティー

see styles
 yuutiritii / yutiriti
    ユーティリティー
(1) utility; (2) room with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment

二酸化炭素吸収源

see styles
 nisankatansokyuushuugen / nisankatansokyushugen
    にさんかたんそきゅうしゅうげん
(See 二酸化炭素の吸収源・にさんかたんそのきゅうしゅうげん) carbon sink; carbon dioxide sink; CO2 sink

Variations:
手洗い器
手洗器

 tearaiki
    てあらいき
washbasin; sink (for washing hands)

Variations:
流し台
流しだい

 nagashidai
    ながしだい
sink; washstand

穴にでも入りたい

see styles
 ananidemohairitai
    あなにでもはいりたい
(expression) I wish I could sink through the floor

苦界に身を沈める

see styles
 kugainimioshizumeru
    くがいにみをしずめる
(exp,v1) to become a prostitute (sink into a brothel)

追い打ちをかける

see styles
 oiuchiokakeru
    おいうちをかける
(exp,v1) to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into

追い打ちを掛ける

see styles
 oiuchiokakeru
    おいうちをかける
(exp,v1) to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into

Variations:
ズブズブ
ずぶずぶ

 zubuzubu; zubuzubu
    ズブズブ; ずぶずぶ
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (adv,adv-to,adj-na) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); (adjectival noun) (4) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) drenched; soaked; sodden; (adverb) (5) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (archaism) extremely (drunk)

二酸化炭素の吸収源

see styles
 nisankatansonokyuushuugen / nisankatansonokyushugen
    にさんかたんそのきゅうしゅうげん
carbon sink; carbon dioxide sink; CO2 sink

水能載舟,亦能覆舟


水能载舟,亦能覆舟

shuǐ néng zài zhōu , yì néng fù zhōu
    shui3 neng2 zai4 zhou1 , yi4 neng2 fu4 zhou1
shui neng tsai chou , i neng fu chou
lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb); fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it; if something is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm; things can be double-edged

Variations:
沈み込む
沈みこむ

 shizumikomu
    しずみこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to sink (into); (v5m,vi) (2) to get depressed

Variations:
黙り込む
黙りこむ

 damarikomu
    だまりこむ
(v5m,vi) to say no more; to sink into silence

Variations:
一か八か
一かばちか

 ichikabachika; ichikabachika
    いちかばちか; イチかバチか
(exp,adj-no) sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

Variations:
吸い込み口
吸込み口

 suikomiguchi
    すいこみぐち
inlet; port; sink

穴があったら入りたい

see styles
 anagaattarahairitai / anagattarahairitai
    あながあったらはいりたい
(expression) (to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame

Variations:
落ち窪む
落ちくぼむ

 ochikubomu
    おちくぼむ
(v5m,vi) to sink in; to cave in

蟻の穴から堤も崩れる

see styles
 arinoanakaratsutsumimokuzureru
    ありのあなからつつみもくずれる
(exp,v1) (proverb) a small leak will sink a great ship

ユーティリティールーム

see styles
 yuutiritiiruumu / yutiritirumu
    ユーティリティールーム
utility room (with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment)

Variations:
剣ヶ峰
剣ケ峰
剣が峰

 kengamine
    けんがみね
(1) rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji); (2) {sumo} wrestling ring; (3) dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position

千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より

see styles
 senjounotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyori / senjonotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyori
    せんじょうのつつみもありのいっけつより
(expression) (idiom) A little leak will sink a great ship

Variations:
実感が湧く
実感がわく

 jikkangawaku
    じっかんがわく
(exp,v5k) to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in

Variations:
没する
歿する(rK)

 bossuru
    ぼっする
(vs-s,vi) (1) (没する only) to sink; to go down; to set; (vs-s,vi) (2) to pass away; to die; (vs-s,vi) (3) (没する only) to disappear; to vanish; (vs-s,vt) (4) (没する only) to confiscate

石が流れて木の葉が沈む

see styles
 ishiganagaretekonohagashizumu
    いしがながれてこのはがしずむ
(exp,v5m) (proverb) (rare) there are exceptions to every rule; rocks will flow and leaves will sink

ユーティリティー・ルーム

 yuutiritii ruumu / yutiriti rumu
    ユーティリティー・ルーム
utility room (with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment)

Variations:
引っ込む
引っこむ

 hikkomu
    ひっこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to draw back; to sink; to cave in; (v5m,vi) (2) to be set back (e.g. from a road); (v5m,vi) (3) to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere); to stay indoors; to butt out; to stay out of it

Variations:
流し台
流しだい(sK)

 nagashidai
    ながしだい
sink; washstand

Variations:
膝を落とす
ひざを落とす

 hizaootosu
    ひざをおとす
(exp,v5s) to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees

Variations:
めり込む
減り込む(rK)

 merikomu
    めりこむ
(v5m,vi) to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in

Variations:
下がる
下る(io)

 sagaru
    さがる
(v5r,vi) (1) (ant: 上がる・1) to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; (v5r,vi) (2) to hang; to dangle; (v5r,vi) (3) to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; (v5r,vi) (4) to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; (v5r,vi) (5) to get closer to the present day; (v5r,vi) (6) (in Kyoto) to go south

Variations:
ヒートシンク
ヒート・シンク

 hiitoshinku; hiito shinku / hitoshinku; hito shinku
    ヒートシンク; ヒート・シンク
{comp} heat sink

千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れる

see styles
 senjounotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyorikuzureru / senjonotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyorikuzureru
    せんじょうのつつみもありのいっけつよりくずれる
(exp,v1) (proverb) a small leak will sink a great ship

Variations:
キッチンシンク
キッチン・シンク

 kicchinshinku; kicchin shinku
    キッチンシンク; キッチン・シンク
kitchen sink

Variations:
伸るか反るか
乗るか反るか(iK)

 norukasoruka
    のるかそるか
(exp,adv,adj-no) (kana only) win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing

Variations:
注ぎ込む
つぎ込む
注ぎこむ

 tsugikomu
    つぎこむ
(transitive verb) to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate; to infuse; to instill; to implant; to imbue; to focus (attention, efforts)

Variations:
落ちる
墜ちる
落る(io)

 ochiru
    おちる
(v1,vi) (1) to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way; (v1,vi) (2) to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down; (v1,vi) (3) to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind); (v1,vi) (4) to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of); (v1,vi) (5) to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.); to come out (of a stain); to fade (of colour); to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.); (v1,vi) (6) to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner; (v1,vi) (7) to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing; (v1,vi) (8) to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful; (v1,vi) (9) (also written as 堕ちる) to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low); (v1,vi) (10) (also written as 堕ちる) to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell); (v1,vi) (11) (See 恋に落ちる,眠りに落ちる) to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); (v1,vi) (12) to fall (into someone's hands); to be accepted (of a bid); to be won (of a tender); to be honoured (of a bill); (v1,vi) (13) to fall into (a trap); to fall for (a trick); (v1,vi) (14) to give in; (v1,vi) (15) to confess; to own up; (v1,vi) (16) to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.); to arrive at (in the end); (v1,vi) (17) to leave (a city, castle, etc.); to (be defeated and) flee; (v1,vi) (18) (See 腑に落ちない,胸に落ちる) to sink in; to be accepted (in one's heart); (v1,vi) (19) to fall (to the enemy); to be defeated; (v1,vi) (20) to come in (of money); (v1,vi) (21) to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.); (v1,vi) (22) to pass out (in judo); to fall unconscious; (v1,vi) (23) {comp} to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash; (v1,vi) (24) (slang) to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline; (v1,vi) (25) to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather); (v1,vi) (26) to die (of an animal)

Variations:
身にしみる
身に染みる
身に沁みる

 minishimiru
    みにしみる
(exp,v1) (1) to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; (exp,v1) (2) to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

Variations:
追い打ちをかける
追い打ちを掛ける

 oiuchiokakeru
    おいうちをかける
(exp,v1) to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound

Variations:
オーバーフロー
オーバフロー

 oobaafuroo; oobafuroo(sk) / oobafuroo; oobafuroo(sk)
    オーバーフロー; オーバフロー(sk)
(n,vs,vi) (1) overflow (of a liquid); (2) overflow hole (in a sink, etc.); (n,vs,vi) (3) {comp} overflow

Variations:
めり込む
減り込む
滅り込む(iK)

 merikomu
    めりこむ
(v5m,vi) to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in

Variations:
染み入る
しみ入る
沁み入る
染入る

 shimiiru / shimiru
    しみいる
(v5r,vi) (See 染み込む・1) to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate

Variations:
下がる
下る(io)
下ル(sK)

 sagaru
    さがる
(v5r,vi) (1) (ant: 上がる・1) to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; (v5r,vi) (2) to hang; to dangle; (v5r,vi) (3) to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; (v5r,vi) (4) to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; (v5r,vi) (5) to get closer to the present day; (expression) (6) (as ~下ル; in the Kyoto address system) below; south of

Variations:
つぎ込む
注ぎ込む
注ぎこむ(sK)

 tsugikomu
    つぎこむ
(transitive verb) to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate; to infuse; to instill; to implant; to imbue; to focus (attention, efforts)

Variations:
下がる
下る(io)
退がる(sK)

 sagaru
    さがる
(v5r,vi) (1) (ant: 上がる・1) to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; (v5r,vi) (2) to hang; to dangle; (v5r,vi) (3) to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; (v5r,vi) (4) to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; (v5r,vi) (5) to get closer to the present day

Variations:
落ちる
堕ちる
墜ちる
落る(io)

 ochiru
    おちる
(v1,vi) (1) (occ. 堕ちる for depravity and 墜ちる for a crash) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); (v1,vi) (2) to be omitted; to be missing; (v1,vi) (3) to decrease; to sink; (v1,vi) (4) to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.); (v1,vi) (5) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (v1,vi) (6) to become indecent (of a conversation); (v1,vi) (7) to be ruined; to go under; (v1,vi) (8) to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (v1,vi) (9) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (v1,vi) (10) to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick); (v1,vi) (11) to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee; (v1,vi) (12) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender; (v1,vi) (13) to come to (in the end); to end in; (v1,vi) (14) (See 恋に落ちる・こいにおちる,眠りに落ちる・ねむりにおちる) to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); (v1,vi) (15) to swoon (judo); (v1,vi) (16) (See 腑に落ちない・ふにおちない) to consent; to understand; (v1,vi) (17) {comp} to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash; (v1,vi) (18) (slang) to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline; (v1,vi) (19) (of animals) to die; (v1,vi) (20) (of fish when it gets cold) to move to the depths

Variations:
めり込む
減り込む(rK)
滅り込む(iK)

 merikomu
    めりこむ
(v5m,vi) to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in

Variations:
ユーティリティー
ユーティリティ
ユティリティー

 yuutiritii; yuutiriti; yutiritii / yutiriti; yutiriti; yutiriti
    ユーティリティー; ユーティリティ; ユティリティー
(1) utility; (2) room with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment

Variations:
ユーティリティールーム
ユーティリティー・ルーム

 yuutiritiiruumu; yuutiritii ruumu / yutiritirumu; yutiriti rumu
    ユーティリティールーム; ユーティリティー・ルーム
utility room (with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment)

Variations:
下がる
下る(io)
下ル(sK)
下(sK)

 sagaru
    さがる
(v5r,vi) (1) (ant: 上がる・1) to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; (v5r,vi) (2) to hang; to dangle; (v5r,vi) (3) to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; (v5r,vi) (4) to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; (v5r,vi) (5) to get closer to the present day; (expression) (6) (as ~下ル or ~下; in the Kyoto address system) below; south of

Variations:
かぶり付く
噛り付く
齧り付く
齧りつく
かじり付く
噛りつく

 kaburitsuku(kaburi付ku, 噛ri付ku, 齧ri付ku, 齧ritsuku, 噛ritsuku); kajiritsuku(噛ri付ku, 齧ri付ku, 齧ritsuku, kajiri付ku, 噛ritsuku)
    かぶりつく(かぶり付く, 噛り付く, 齧り付く, 齧りつく, 噛りつく); かじりつく(噛り付く, 齧り付く, 齧りつく, かじり付く, 噛りつく)
(v5k,vi) (1) (kana only) to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; (v5k,vi) (2) (かじりつく only) (kana only) to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

Variations:
染み込む
しみ込む
染みこむ
沁み込む
染込む
滲み込む(rK)

 shimikomu
    しみこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate; (v5m,vi) (2) to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled; to be embedded; to be impressed

Variations:
下がる
下る(io)
下ル(sK)
下(sK)
退がる(sK)

 sagaru
    さがる
(v5r,vi) (1) (ant: 上がる・1) to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; (v5r,vi) (2) to hang; to dangle; (v5r,vi) (3) to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; (v5r,vi) (4) to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; (v5r,vi) (5) to get closer to the present day; (expression) (6) (as ~下ル or ~下; in the Kyoto address system) below; south of

Variations:
伸るか反るか
乗るか反るか(iK)
乗るかそるか(sK)
のるか反るか(sK)

 norukasoruka
    のるかそるか
(exp,adv,adj-no) (kana only) win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing

Variations:
齧り付く
噛り付く
かぶり付く(sK)
かじり付く(sK)
齧りつく(sK)
噛りつく(sK)

 kaburitsuku; kajiritsuku
    かぶりつく; かじりつく
(v5k,vi) (1) (kana only) to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; (v5k,vi) (2) (かじりつく only) (kana only) to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

Variations:
染み込む
沁み込む
浸み込む(rK)
滲み込む(rK)
しみ込む(sK)
染みこむ(sK)
沁みこむ(sK)
浸みこむ(sK)
滲みこむ(sK)
染込む(sK)

 shimikomu
    しみこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate; (v5m,vi) (2) to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled; to be embedded; to be impressed

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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This page contains 87 results for "Sink" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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