Word details
潜る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 潜る.
Dictionary
Entry
1
to dive (into or under water)
Examples
ロッククライミングも、海で深く潜ることもしたし、インドネシアの熱帯雨林で眠ったこともある。
I've done rock climbing and deep-sea diving and slept in an Indonesian jungle.
2
to get under; to get into; to get in; to creep into; to crawl under; to bury oneself; to burrow into; to dig oneself into; to snuggle under
3
to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself; to go underground
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
潜
submerge, conceal, hide, lower (voice), hush
15 strokesFrequency 1,329JLPT N1Grade 8
On
セン
Kun
ひそ.むもぐ.るかく.れるくぐ.るひそ.める
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