Word details

潜入

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

Dictionary

Entry

潜入んにゅうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #8339
1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

Examples
彼は農夫に身をやつして城下町に潜入した。
Disguising himself as a peasant, he crept into the castle town.

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

enter, insert

2 strokesFrequency 56JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ニュウジュ

Kun

い.る-い.る-い.りい.れる-い.れはい.る

Nanori

いりいるりり

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