Kanji
What does the kanji 潜 mean?
潜 means diving, submerging; hiding, lurking. On'yomi セン. Kun'yomi ひそ.む、もぐ.る、かく.れる、くぐ.る、ひそ.める.
Quick facts| On'yomi | セン |
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| Kun'yomi | ひそ.む、もぐ.る、かく.れる、くぐ.る、ひそ.める |
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| Strokes | 15 |
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| Main radical | 水 |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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潜On'yomi センKun'yomi ひそ.む、もぐ.る、かく.れる、くぐ.る、ひそ.める
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework15 strokes
diving, submerging; hiding, lurking
Memory hook
Water (氵) hiding whatever is beneath it — SUBMERGE, LURK.
Stroke order · 15 strokes
Common words
- 潜るもぐるto dive; to crawl into, hide
- 潜入せんにゅうinfiltration
- 潜水せんすいdiving, submerging
