潜 Kanji for hide

N1Grade 815 strokes

hide, submerge, conceal, lower (voice), hush

Kun: ひそ.む、もぐ.る、かく.れる、くぐ.る、ひそ.める
On: セン

潜 is the Japanese kanji for hide, submerge, conceal, lower (voice), hush. It is written with 15 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is ひそ.む、もぐ.る、かく.れる and its on reading is セン.

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Words with 潜

潜ひそむto lurk, to be hidden, to be concealed
潜くぐるto go under, to pass under, to go through
潜もぐりdiving, diver
潜せん在ざいpotentiality, dormancy, latency
潜せん水すい艦かんsubmarine
潜せん水すいdiving, submerging, going underwater

Practice 潜 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.