How to say "dunk" in Japanese

• ダンクCommon
  nounThe loanword for the basketball move: thrusting the ball down through the hoop. Use it for that play, not for dipping food or soaking things in liquid.
• 漬けるつけるJLPT N4approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbThe everyday verb for immersing something in liquid: dunking a biscuit in coffee, dipping food in sauce, or soaking items in water. For anything but the basketball play, this is the word you want.
  彼かれはスプーンをスープの中なかにつけた。↗

  He dipped his spoon into the soup.

Use 「ダンク」 for the basketball move of slamming the ball down through the hoop, and 「漬ける」 for everyday dunking of things in liquid — dipping food in a drink or sauce, or soaking something.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ダンクdunk
• 漬けるつけるto soak (in)
• 液体に浸すえきたいにひたすto dunk (e.g. food in a drink)
• 液体に浸けるえきたいにつけるto dunk (e.g. food in a drink)