潜

JLPT N1 Kanji · Practice Flashcards

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

JLPT N1
15 strokes
Secondary (Jōyō)
Radical 水
#1329 most frequent

Flashcards

Readings

On'yomi 音読み: セン
Kun'yomi 訓読み: ひそ.むもぐ.るかく.れるくぐ.るひそ.める

Example words & Vocabulary

潜水せんすい

diving

潜るもぐる

(1) to drive,to pass through,(2) to evade,to hide,(3) to dive (into or under water),to go undergroun

潜入せんにゅう

infiltration, sneaking in

潜るもぐる

(1) to drive,to pass through,(2) to evade,to hide,(3) to dive (into or under water),to go undergroun

Example sentences 3

その虫は砂の中に潜る。

That insect sinks in the sand.

その潜水艦は原子力で動く。

That submarine runs on atomic energy.

水中すいちゅうを潜水せんすいして泳およげますか。

Can you swim underwater?