Words — 15 found
いきしょうちん
意気消沈
1. low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondencyYojijukugo (four character compound)
意気銷沈 【いきしょうちん】
意気銷沈: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. (attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom
2. crushing defeat; utter failure; getting shot down (e.g. after a confession)Colloquial
3. complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.); passing out (e.g. from alcohol)Colloquial
しんしん
深々
1. silent (esp. of the passing of the night)
2. piercing (cold)Only applies to しんしん
深深 【しんしん】、沈々 【しんしん】、沈沈 【しんしん】、沈々 【ちんちん】、沈沈 【ちんちん】
1. scuttling one's own boat
1. calm; composed; collected; self-possessed
2. silently (of the passing of the night); quietly
1. blowing up and sinking
1. unsinkable
1. sedimentation (rate) of blood cells
1. sinking instantly (of a ship due to a torpedo attack, bombing, etc.)
1. sediment; centrifuge