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潜る
moguru, kuguru
Description
「潜る」は、水の中や、何かの下に入ることです。海に潜って魚を見たり、門を潜って中に入ったりします。
"潜る" means to go under water or beneath something. For example, you can 潜る into the sea to see fish or 潜る under a gate to enter.
Meanings
潜るmoguru
to dive; to go underwater
海に潜って魚を見た。
I dived into the sea and saw fish.
潜るmoguru
to get under; to slip beneath something
布団に潜って寝た。
I snuggled under the futon and slept.
潜るkuguru
to pass through or under something
門を潜って庭に入った。
I went through the gate and entered the garden.
Related words
Notes
- Reading
read もぐる when diving/going under, くぐる when passing through (門をくぐる, トンネルをくぐる).
- Nuance
潜る focuses on entering beneath a surface; 沈む means to sink passively.
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