撃沈
- 1(attacking and) sinking (a ship) ; sending (a ship) to the bottom
- 2crushing defeat ; utter failure ; getting shot down (e.g. after a confession)
- 3complete exhaustion ; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.) ; passing out (e.g. from alcohol)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) · noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru · transitive verb
JMdict entry 1253600 · frequency rank 46. Source and licence.