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

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

Readings

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

Example words

  • 潜水せんすいdiving
  • 潜るくぐる(1) to drive; to pass through; to pass under (2) to evade; to hide (3) to survive
  • 潜入せんにゅうinfiltration; sneaking in
  • 潜るもぐるto dive (into or under water); to get in; to go underground