Japanese symbol for “diving”
潜水
せんすい
Romaji: sensui
diving; submerging; going underwater
In Japanese, diving is 潜水, read せんすい (sensui).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs diving; submerging; going underwater
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “diving”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 潜り | もぐり moguri | diving; diver |
| ダイビング | ダイビング daibingu | diving |
| ダイブ | ダイブ daibu | dive (e.g. into water); diving |
| 潜降 | せんこう senkou | diving |
| シミュレーション | シミュレーション shimyureeshon | simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 潜在 | せんざい senzai | potentiality; dormancy; latency |
| 潜む | ひそむ hisomu | to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed |
| 潜伏 | せんぷく senpuku | concealment; hiding; ambush |
| 潜入 | せんにゅう sennyuu | infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover |
| 潜る | くぐる kuguru | to go under; to pass under; to go through |
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 水準 | すいじゅん suijun | level; standard |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
See also: Chinese symbol for “diving”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.