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2 words matching '潜る' found
潜る is an exact match with one form of the following word:
くぐる
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go under; to pass under; to go through; to pass through  (often written with kana only)
2. to dive (into or under the water)  (see also: 潜る:もぐる; often written with kana only)
3. to evade; to get around; to slip past  (often written with kana only)
4. to survive; to surmount  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 85,451 which gives a rank of 7,585
くぐる is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 89,000 (about 2,550,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 17172
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 40 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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See also: 潜る  
Example sentences:
くじら
なが
ますい
間水
もぐ
っていられる

Whales can remain submerged for a long time.
うみ
もぐ
ったら
みみ
してください
If you go underwater, hold your nose and blow to clear your ears.
まっこうくじら
抹香鯨
1000メートル
ふか
まで
くぐ
ことができる
The sperm whale can dive to a depth of 1,000 meters.
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潜る
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Reading : くぐる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 98,000 (about 1,960,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 15512
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 40 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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潜る is an exact match with one form of the following word:
潜る
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Readings : もぐる    むぐる   
潜る can be read in 2 ways: もぐる (80%), むぐる (20%).
'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
3. to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself; to go underground  (see also: 地下に潜る)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 81,701 which gives a rank of 10,920
潜る is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 98,000 (about 1,960,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4162 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 3386
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
ロッククライミング
うみ
ふか
もぐ
ことしたインドネシア
ねったい
熱帯
うりん
雨林
ねむ
った
ことある
I've done rock climbing and deep-sea diving and slept in the jungle of Indonesia.
マッコウクジラ1000メートル
ふか
まで
もぐ
ことできる
The sperm whale can dive to a depth of 1,000 meters.
ふか
もぐればもぐるほど
みず
つめ
たく
なる
As we dive deeper, the water becomes colder.
もぐる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 181,000 (about 375,000 results)
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セン   ひそ to lie hidden   もぐ to dive into   
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タイ   かえる to replace   かわる to be replaced   
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フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
スイ   みず water   
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