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潜水 (せんすい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
diving ; submerging ; going underwater
General term for going beneath the surface of water, whether by a person, animal, or vessel. Often used in compound nouns like 潜水艦 (submarine) and 潜水服 (diving suit).
すい
艦かん
が
静しず
か
に
潜せん
水すい
を
始はじ
め
た
。
The submarine quietly began to submerge.
Similar words ダイビング Often refers to recreational scuba diving or sport diving, while 潜水 is a broader term for any underwater submersion.
潜もぐ る A more casual verb for diving or going under something; 潜水 is more formal and often used in technical or compound contexts.
Etymology Compound of 潜 (sen, 'submerge, hide') and 水 (sui, 'water'). The kanji 潜 is a phono-semantic compound with 氵(water) and 朁 (sound element).
