潜る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 潜る
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
Kanji in this Word
潜
15 strokes
Frequency: 1329
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
submerge
conceal
hide
lower (voice)
hush
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひそ.む
もぐ.る
かく.れる
くぐ.る
ひそ.める
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