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潜

Kanji 潜: meaning "dive, lurk", readings, stroke order

The kanji 潜 means "dive, lurk". On'yomi: セン; kun'yomi: ひそむ、もぐる. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
dive, lurk
On'yomi
セン
Kun'yomi
ひそむもぐる
Strokes
15
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
潛 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 潜

  • 潜る もぐる — to dive, to pass through; to evade, to hide
  • 潜在 せんざい — Latent / potential
  • 潜在意識 せんざいいしき — Subconscious
  • 潜水 せんすい — diving
  • 潜入 せんにゅう — infiltration, sneaking in

Stroke order · 15 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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