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潜 means 'lie hidden'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 1205   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-14    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 62 words   Used in 87 words   Used in 49 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
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   セン
Kun
   ひそむ to lie hidden   もぐる to dive into
Additional readings
Kun    ひそめる to conceal   かくれる   くぐる
Variants
潛  
Components
⿰  氵 (水) water  替 replace  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 潜 is used 6 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 潜 is used 83 times, read 4 ways (with 2 variations).
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セン : 58 words FIND ALL
せ ん す い 0
diving; submerging; going underwater
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くぐる : 9 words FIND ALL
く ぐ り 3
noun
side door; side gate; wicket gate  (often written with kana only)
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ひそむ : 8 words FIND ALL
ひ そ む 2
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to lurk; to lie dormant; to be hidden; to be concealed; to be stashed
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もぐる : 5 words FIND ALL
も ぐ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to dive (into or under water)
2. to get under; to get into; to get in; to creep into; to crawl under; to bury oneself; to burrow into; to dig oneself into; to snuggle under
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くぐる (read as くぐり) : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
small gate
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もぐる (read as もぐり) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
diving petrel (esp. the common diving petrel, Pelecanoides urinatrix)  (often written with kana only)
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An additional 3 less common words include 潜 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1497  Joy o' Kanji : 1497  Key to Kanji: - 

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潜
セン   ひそむ to lie hidden   もぐる to dive into   
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替
タイ   かえる to replace   かわる to be replaced   
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夫
フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
氵
スイ   みず water   
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