Word details

潜伏

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 潜伏.

Dictionary

Entry

潜伏んぷくNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #10579
1

concealment; hiding; ambush

Examples
容疑者は三週間山に潜伏していた。
The suspect was hiding out in the mountains for three weeks.
2

incubation; latency; dormancy

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes)

6 strokesFrequency 1,604JLPT N1Grade 8

On

フク

Kun

ふ.せるふ.す

Nanori

ふしふせ

Vocabulary quiz

Build your vocabulary

Add words to your personal quiz list and practice recall with the words you actually look up.

Start Word Quiz