JMdict: 2844878

身を沈める 【みをしずめる】

  1. [exp,v1] to sink (into one's seat, etc.)
  2. [exp,v1] to leap to one's death (by drowning)
  3. [exp,v1] to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings Grade
身 Somebody, Person, One's Station In Life シン み 3
沈 Sink, Be Submerged, Subside, Be Depressed, Aloes チン, ジン しず.む, しず.める