Japanese symbol for “hiding”
潜伏
せんぷく
Romaji: senpuku
concealment; hiding; ambush
In Japanese, hiding is 潜伏, read せんぷく (senpuku).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs concealment; hiding; ambush
- n, vi, vs incubation; latency; dormancy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hiding”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隠し | かくし kakushi | hiding; concealing; being hidden |
| 秘匿 | ひとく hitoku | hiding; concealment |
| 隠滅 | いんめつ inmetsu | hiding; concealment |
| 隠蔽 | いんぺい inpei | concealment; hiding; covering up |
| ハイディング | ハイディング haidingu | hiding |
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 |
| 潜水 | せんすい sensui | diving; submerging; going underwater |
| 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 |
| 降伏 | こうふく koufuku | surrender; capitulation; submission |
| 伏線 | ふくせん fukusen | foreshadowing |
| 待ち伏せ | まちぶせ machibuse | ambush; lying in wait for an ambush |
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