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How do you say "sink" in Japanese?
シンク
shinku
In Japanese, "sink" is シンク (shinku).
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Pronunciation
Shinku is two crisp beats, shin-ku, with a clean nasal 'n' that shouldn't be dropped or blurred.
Writing and usage
シンク is written using katakana. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
彼女はシンクで皿を洗った。
kanojo ha shinku de sara wo aratsu ta.
She washed the dishes in the sink.
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How to remember シンク
Shinku sounds like 'sink, koo' -- the little 'koo' at the end is the plumbing gurgle water makes going down.
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- mattress マットレス mattoresu
- pillow 枕 makura
- sheet シーツ shiitsu
- curtain カーテン kaaten
- rug ラグ ragu
- wardrobe クローゼット kuroozetto
- closet クローゼット kuroozetto
- faucet 蛇口 jaguchi
- drain 排水 haisui
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Questions about シンク
How do you pronounce シンク?
Shinku is two crisp beats, shin-ku, with a clean nasal 'n' that shouldn't be dropped or blurred.
Is シンク formal or casual?
シンク is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is シンク written in Japanese?
シンク is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as shinku.
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