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潜もぐる

もぐる moguru Play N2 Godan verb Intransitive

水中に深く入り込む。地中に入る、物の下に入り込む、身を隠す。 to dive (into or under water); to go underground; to hide oneself; to get under (e.g. a desk)

Example 1

海うみに潜もぐったら耳みみ抜ぬきしてください。

If you go underwater, hold your nose and blow to clear your ears.

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Example 2

深ふかく潜もぐれば潜もぐるほど、水みずは冷つめたくなる。

As we dive deeper, the water becomes colder.

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Kanji breakdown

潜

N1

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

On reading
セン
Kun reading
ひそ.む、もぐ.る、かく.れる、くぐ.る、ひそ.める
Radical
水
Illustration of 潜る
N1

くぐる

to pass through; to go under; to slip through; to evade

Illustration of 潜入
N1

せんにゅう

infiltration; sneaking in

Illustration of 潜水
N1

せんすい

diving