Kanji
N1 15 strokes Grade 8 freq #1329

submerge, conceal, hide, lower (voice), hush

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

water mizu

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

potentiality; dormancy
submarine
diving; submerging
nuclear submarine
concealment; hiding
underwater navigation
submarine voyage; underwater navigation
subconsciousness; the subconscious
infiltration; sneaking in

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to lurk; to be hidden
diving; diver
to go under; to pass under
to slip into; to crawl into (under)

Example sentences

I've never seen a yellow submarine in my life.

A thief lurked in the dark doorway.

Solve the mystery lurking behind the murder!

Can you swim underwater?