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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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Usefulness and usage:
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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