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潜

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

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

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
Strokes
15
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1064
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
水#85 · water

Components

Common Words

  • 潜在せんざいNoun
    potentiality, dormancy, latency
  • 潜水艦せんすいかんNoun
    submarine
  • 潜むひそむGodan verb
    to lurk, to be hidden, to be concealed
  • 潜水せんすいNoun
    diving, submerging, going underwater
  • 原潜げんせんNoun
    nuclear submarine
  • 潜るくぐるGodan verb
    to go under, to pass under, to go through
  • 潜伏せんぷくNoun
    concealment, hiding, ambush
  • 潜りもぐりNoun
    diving, diver

Practice in Kanjiru

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