VocabJLPT N1
submergence
NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. submergence
  2. 2. immersion
This noun describes the state of something being submerged or sunk underwater. It is often used when talking about buildings, towns, or vehicles that have been flooded or swallowed by water due to a disaster or dam construction.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Part of the facility was submerged due to flooding and is currently being restored.

Sentence 2

Days of rain have flooded the fields and the harvest is looking hopeless.

Sentence 3

My cat fell off the rain gutter and was briefly underwater!

Sentence 4

Look, the water's all the way up to the bottom of the window!

Sentence 5

Hey, if it keeps raining like this, will our house flood too?