JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 潜: "submerge, conceal, hide"
The kanji 潜 means "submerge, conceal, hide, lower (voice), hush". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read セン in on'yomi and ひそ.む, もぐ.る, かく.れる, くぐ.る, ひそ.める in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひそ.むもぐ.るかく.れるくぐ.るひそ.める
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | submerge, conceal, hide, lower (voice), hush |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1329 of 2,501 |
Common words with 潜
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 潜むto lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant
- 潜るto go under; to pass under; to go through; to pass through · to dive (into or under the water)
- 潜るto dive (into or under water) · to get under; to get into; to get in; to creep into
- 潜り込むto slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under) · to sneak into; to infiltrate
- 潜入infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
- 潜伏concealment; hiding; ambush · incubation; latency; dormancy
- 声を潜めるto lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
- 掻い潜るto slip through; to slip past; to evade
- 息を潜めるto hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
- 潜めるto hide; to conceal · to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard
- 潜水艦submarine
- 潜在的latent; potential
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