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Kanji 潜

15 strokes

Meaning

submerge, conceal, hide, lower (voice), hush

On'yomi
セン
Kun'yomi
ひそむもぐるかくれるくぐるひそめる
Strokes
15
JLPT
N1
School grade
Secondary school
Kanken
3級
Frequency
#1329 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
  15. 15

Words with 潜

  • 潜る

    もぐる

    to dive, to pass through; to evade, to hide

    N2
  • 潜水

    せんすい

    diving

    N1
  • 潜入

    せんにゅう

    infiltration, sneaking in

    N1

Example sentences

  • 潜水せんすいして泳およげるかい。

    Can you swim underwater?

  • 深ふかく潜もぐれば潜もぐるほど、水みずは冷つめたくなる。

    As we dive deeper, the water becomes colder.

  • 彼かれは農夫のうふに身みをやつして城下町じょうかまちに潜入せんにゅうした。

    Disguising himself as a peasant, he crept into the castle town.

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