潜る

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
くぐ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
潛る (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Verb

(くぐ) (kuguruintransitive godan (stem (くぐ) (kuguri), past (くぐ)った (kugutta))

  1. pass under
  2. evade
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
もぐ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
潛る (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「潜る
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
潜る
Imperative (命令形) 潜れ
Key constructions
Passive 潜られる ぐられ
Causative 潜らせる ぐらせ
Potential 潜れる ぐれ
Volitional 潜ろう ぐろ
Negative 潜らない ぐらない
Negative perfective 潜らなかった ぐらなかった
Formal 潜ります ぐりま
Perfective 潜った った
Conjunctive 潜って って
Hypothetical conditional 潜れば れば

Verb

(もぐ) (moguruintransitive godan (stem (もぐ) (moguri), past (もぐ)った (mogutta))

  1. dive into water
  2. slip into
    布団(ふとん)(もぐ)
    futon ni moguru
    to snuggle under a futon
  3. hide oneself
Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN