潜 means submerge
conceal, hide, lower (voice), hush
Water with two men hiding: submerge.
On'yomi
- センsen
Kun'yomi
- ひそ(む)hisomu
- もぐ(る)moguru
- かく(れる)kakureru
- くぐ(る)kuguru
- ひそ(める)hisomeru
How it's built
- 氵water
- 替
Common words
- 潜在せんざいpotentiality; dormancy
- 潜むひそむto lurk; to be hidden
- 潜るくぐるto go under; to pass under
- 原潜げんせんnuclear submarine