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潜: dive

dive; hide; lurk
15 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 19 words here

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ひそむ・もぐる・かくれる・くぐる・ひそめる

潜る(もぐる) "dive; go under", 潜む(ひそむ) "lurk". せん in 潜水(せんすい) "diving", 潜水艦(せんすいかん) "submarine", 潜在(せんざい) "latent"; 潜伏(せんぷく) "hiding".

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Key words

潜るもぐるto dive; to go under
潜むひそむto lurk; to hide
潜水せんすいdiving
潜在せんざいlatent; potential
潜伏せんぷくlying in hiding

Example sentences

My older brother is good at diving down to the bottom of the pool.

The fugitive seems to have been hiding in a hut deep in the mountains.

This child has latent talent that nobody has noticed yet.

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