Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 潜入(せんにゅう) in Japanese

潜入
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
せんにゅう
Romaji
sennyū
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    infiltration; sneaking in
    Example sentence
    彼は農夫に身をやつして城下町に潜入した。 Disguising himself as a peasant he crept into the castle town.

Examples of 潜入, せんにゅう in a sentence

  • 彼は農夫に身をやつして城下町に潜入した。

    Disguising himself as a peasant he crept into the castle town.

Kanji in this word

潜 JLPT 1

15 strokes

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

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: ひそ.む, もぐ.る, かく.れる, くぐ.る, ひそ.める

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入 JLPT 5

2 strokes

enter, insert

On'Yomi: ニュウ, ジュ

Kun'Yomi: い.る, -い.る, -い.り, い.れる, -い.れ, はい.る

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