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Secondary schoolJLPT N1

drown, sink, hide, fall into, disappear, die

7 strokes · frequency rank #1385

On
ボツ、モツ
Kun
おぼ.れる、しず.む、ない

Stroke order

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  7. 7

Common words

  1. せんぼつdeath in battle; killed in action1
  2. にちぼつsunset2
    • We admired the beautiful sunset.

    • Mt. Fuji is a beautiful sight at sunset.

    • This is the prettiest sunset I have ever seen.

  3. ちんぼつsinking; foundering; going down; submersion3
    • They abandoned the sinking ship.

    • The ship set sail only to sink two days later.

    • The ship sank with all her crew on board.

  4. ぼっしゅうseizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration4
    • The soldiers seized food from the people they conquered.

    • If you leave your textbooks at school during the break, they'll get confiscated.

  5. ぼつごafter death; posthumously5
  6. ぼつらくruin; fall; collapse; downfall6
    • Such a business failure would sink any company.

    • His greed brought him low.

    • When he was at the acme of his career, a scandal brought about his downfall.

  7. ぼっとうimmersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to7
    • He lost himself in his studies.

    • He devoted himself to reading books.

    • He is absorbed in his work.

  8. かんぼつcave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull)8
  9. ぼつdeath9
  10. しゅつぼつmaking frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing10
    • Pirates once appeared frequently in this area of the sea.

    • That is the park infested with perverts.

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