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沈没 is an exact match with the following word:
沈没
BOOST
Reading : ちんぼつ   
1. sinking; foundering; going down; submersion
2. getting dead drunk  (colloquialism)
3. having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties  (colloquialism)
4. staying in one place for a long time  (backpacker slang; slang)
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 66,000 (about 5,360,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5257 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5898
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 23 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
タイタニック
ごう
さいしょ
最初
こうかいちゅう
航海中
ちんぼつ
沈没
した
1912
ねん
こと
It was in 1912 that the Titanic sank during her first voyage.
タイタニック
ごう
しょじょ
処女
こうかい
航海
ちんぼつ
沈没
した

The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage.
ふね
じょうむいん
乗務員
ぜんいん
全員
せた
まま
ちんぼつ
沈没
した

The ship sank with all her crew on board.
チン   しず to sink   しずめる to make sink   
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lame   
スイ   みず water   
ボツ    sink   
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lance shaft   
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キ    table   
また again   
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