| Word form | shizumu |
| Original script | 沈む |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Analyzability | unanalyzable |
| Age | Old Japanese [21] (710–794) |
| Lexical stratum | wago |
| Year | 万葉集 (after 8th century) |
| Comparison with Korean | Class 2: (J has a prefix): K camki- < MK cɔmki- < ?*(si)com-, (si)jɔm-. If J form related to shizuka ’quiet’, -m would be a verb-forming suffix. (314, cf. shizuka) |
| Register | General |