Learn

Road map Kana Immersion Culture

Look up

Dictionary Grammar Reading level

Prove it

Lessons Dictionary Games Kana

v7.3What's newStudy levelSend feedbackReviewFriendsSettingsNotifications

© 2026 Nihongo CircleAbout Changelog Genki companion Credits Terms Privacy Security built by MELTEN

潜入

せんにゅう

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1infiltration
2sneaking in
3going undercover

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.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

潜Submerge, Conceal, Hide15 strokes 入Enter, Insert2 strokes

More words with 潜

潜水せんすい · divingN1 潜るもぐる · to driveN2 原潜げんせん · nuclear submarine 潜在せんざい · potentiality 潜水艦せんすいかん · submarine 潜る

Full entry on Jisho

くぐる · to go under

潜むひそむ · to lurk

More words with 入

投入とうにゅう · throwN1 入手にゅうしゅ · obtainingN1 納入のうにゅう · paymentN1 受け入れうけいれ · receivingN1 受け入れるうけいれる · to acceptN1 加入かにゅう · becoming a memberN1 新入生しんにゅうせい · new studentN1 購入こうにゅう · purchaseN1

More at JLPT N1

All 2,699 N1 words All 1,232 N1 kanji Everything N1