Refers to the act of diving or a person who dives, often in contexts like pearl diving or free diving.
彼は素潜りの名人で、もぐりが得意だ。
He is a master free diver and is good at diving.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
unlicensed; unregistered; unqualified
Describes someone practicing a profession without a proper license, such as a doctor or driver. Often used attributively with の.
Refers to a person who is not part of a particular group or community; an outsider or interloper.
村では、もぐりはすぐにわかる。
In the village, outsiders are quickly noticed.
He was an unlicensed doctor.
It's dangerous to be treated by an unlicensed doctor.
もぐりのタクシーには乗らないほうがいい。
You shouldn't take an unlicensed taxi.
That reporter is a fraud—he's not really in the industry.
That shop is operating without a license.
部外者 is a neutral, formal word for someone outside a group, whereas 潜り implies that person is improperly posing as an insider.
正規 describes something officially sanctioned or licensed, the direct opposite of 潜り's unlicensed, unauthorized status.
潜る is the verb meaning 'to dive/submerge,' while 潜り is the related noun referring to diving, an unlicensed person, or an outsider.
When 潜り refers to a person (an unlicensed practitioner or outsider), it is counted with 人, as in もぐりが一人いた.
slip into; crawl into; conceal oneself under · sneak into; infiltrate
skin diving; free diving
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 潜り is less common and may be confused with other readings.
Kanji form is acceptable but less common; the kana spelling is preferred.
Derived from the verb 潜る (もぐる, 'to dive'). The extended meanings of 'unlicensed' and 'outsider' likely come from the idea of someone operating 'under the surface' or outside official channels.