浸水

しんすい

submersion

What does 浸水 mean?

浸水 is a Japanese noun meaning submersion in English. It is written as 浸水 in kanji, しんすい in hiragana, and shinsui in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

そのボートは浸水し始めてまもなく沈んだ。

The boat began to take in water and soon sank.