Kanji

潜

潜

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ひそむ, もぐる, かくれる, くぐる, ひそめる

Nanori (Name Reading)

すみ, ひそみ, ひそむ

Common Readings

セン, ひそ…む, もぐ…る

Example sentences

潜む ひそむ
その問題の背後には、重大な危険が潜んでいる。

Behind that problem, a serious danger lurks.

獣 けもの
深い森の奥には、正体不明の獣が潜んでいる。

In the depths of the deep forest, an unidentified beast is lurking.

潜る もぐる
彼は海に潜って、きれいな魚を見た。

He dove into the sea and saw beautiful fish.

珊瑚 さんご
海に潜って、赤や白の美しい珊瑚を見た。

Diving in the ocean, I saw beautiful red and white coral.

潜り込む もぐりこむ
猫は暖かい布団の中に潜り込み、ぐっすりと眠った。

The cat slipped into the warm futon and fell fast asleep.

化ける ばける
彼は古本屋の店員に化けて、敵の屋敷に潜り込んだ。

He disguised himself as a second-hand bookstore clerk and sneaked into the enemy's mansion.

潜入 せんにゅう
スパイが敵の基地に潜入した。

The spy infiltrated the enemy base.

忍び しのび
忍びの者が城に潜入した。

A ninja infiltrated the castle.

潜伏 せんぷく
犯人は古いアパートに潜伏していた。

The culprit was hiding in an old apartment.

アジト アジト
警察は犯人が潜伏しているアジトを突き止めた。

The police tracked down the hideout where the criminal was lurking.

Example Vocabulary

潜む

ひそむ

to lurk; to be hidden

潜る

もぐる

to dive; to go underwater; to get into; to go underground

潜り込む

もぐりこむ

to slip into; to crawl into; to sneak in

潜入

せんにゅう

infiltration; sneaking in

潜伏

せんぷく

concealment; hiding; incubation

身を潜める

みをひそめる

声を潜める

こえをひそめる

息を潜める

いきをひそめる

潜り抜ける

くぐりぬける

潜める

ひそめる

to hide; to conceal; to keep quiet; to lower (one's voice)

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