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沈下 (ちんか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
sinking ; subsidence
Refers to the gradual downward movement or settling of ground, structures, or land, often due to natural or human causes. Used in both technical and everyday contexts.
この 地ち 域いき で は 、 地ち 下か 水すい の くみ 上あ げ に よる 沈ちん 下か が 問もん 題だい に なっ て いる 。
In this area, subsidence caused by groundwater pumping has become a problem.
Kanji 沈 sink, be submerged, subside Similar words 陥かん 没ぼつ 陥没 implies a sudden collapse or cave-in, often forming a hole, while 沈下 refers to gradual sinking or settling.
沈しず む 沈む is a general verb for sinking (e.g., in water), while 沈下 is more specific to land or structural subsidence.
Etymology Compound of 沈 (chin, 'sink') and 下 (ka, 'down'). The reading is on'yomi, and the word is a Sino-Japanese term commonly used in technical and news contexts.
