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潜 — dive; submerge

潜 means “dive; submerge”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: セン (sen). Kun'yomi: ひそ(む) (hisomu), くぐ(る) (kuguru). You'll see it in words such as 潜む (hisomu, “to lurk; to be hidden”).

潜
Stroke order of 潜
Meaning
dive; submerge
On'yomi
セン (sen)
Kun'yomi
ひそ(む) (hisomu), くぐ(る) (kuguru)
Strokes
15
Level
JLPT N1 · set Water & the sea 2

How to remember 潜

Parts: 氵 water · 替 substitute

Words with 潜

WordReadingMeaning
潜むひそむ hisomu kunto lurk; to be hidden

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