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潜
JLPT N1 15 strokes Frequency: #1329

Meanings

Submerge, Conceal, Hide, Lower (voice), Hush

Radicals

ζ°΅

Decomposition

βΏ°ζ°΅ζ›Ώ

Etymology

Pictophonetic: water

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 15

Stroke Order

1 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
2 dot bottom-to-top
3 rising bottom-to-top
4 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
5 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
6 diagonal top-to-bottom
7 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
8 horizontal right-to-left
9 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
10 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
11 diagonal right-to-left
12 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
13 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
14 horizontal bottom-to-top
15 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
セン sen
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
もぐ mogu
ひそ hiso
かく kaku
くぐ kugu

Words Using This Kanji

81 words total
Other (20 words)
潜ε…₯θ€… せんにゅうしゃ

intruder

γͺγ‚Šγ‚’ζ½œγ‚γ‚‹ γͺγ‚Šγ‚’γ²γγ‚γ‚‹

to quieten down

ζ½œι™ せんこう

diving

εœ°δΈ‹γ«ζ½œγ‚‹ けかにもぐる

to go underground

ζ―γ‚’ζ½œγ‚γ‚‹ いきをひそめる

to hold one's breath

ζ½œγ‚‰γ›γ‚‹ くぐらせる

to make something pass through (esp. in cooking)

ιš γ‚Œζ½œγ‚€ γ‹γγ‚Œγ²γγ‚€

to hide

半潜水 はんせんすい

semi-submersible

地潜 γ˜γ‚€γγ‚Š

Japanese forest rat snake (Euprepiophis conspicillatus, Elaphe conspicillata)

ζ½œδΌε…ˆ せんぷくさき

hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice)

対潜 γŸγ„γ›γ‚“

antisubmarine

ι£½ε’Œζ½œζ°΄ ほうわせんすい

saturation diving

潜水空母 せんすいくうぼ

submarine aircraft carrier

ζ½œθ‘€ せんけ぀

occult blood

ζ½œδΌγ‚­γƒͺシタン せんぷくキγƒͺシタン

underground Christian

δΎΏζ½œθ‘€ べんせんけ぀

fecal occult blood

ζ½œδΌζœŸι–“ せんぷくきかん

incubation period

ε£°γ‚’ζ½œγ‚γ‚‹ γ“γˆγ‚’γ²γγ‚γ‚‹

to lower one's voice

ζ½œζ°΄εε°„ せんすいはんしゃ

diving reflex

潜水士 せんすいし

(professional) licensed diver