漢字道KANJIDO

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3Junior high level15 strokesRadical
On
セン
Kun
ひそ.む・もぐ.る・かく.れる・くぐ.る・ひそ.める
Meaning
submerge; lurk

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 "water" with 替: to dive under water — to submerge, to lurk.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

セン潜水・潜在的・沈潜
ひそむ潜む
もぐる潜る・潜り込む

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 潜水せんすい

    diving

  • 潜在せんざい

    latent; potential

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

潜在する力を引き出す。

We draw out latent ability.

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