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潜入
Meaning in Englishinfiltration, sneaking in
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What it means
What does 潜入 mean? It denotes the act of secretly entering a place, often to observe, gather information, or operate undercover; used as a noun and as 潜入する (suru-verb).
Main meanings
- Covert entry into a location for observation, intelligence gathering, or surveillance
- The noun form for an infiltration operation in police, military, or investigative contexts
- Figurative use to describe undercover access to a person or group's environment
How to use it
Used as a noun or as 潜入する to form a suru-verb; common in formal writing, journalism, law enforcement, espionage contexts, and works of fiction; frequent collocations include 潜入捜査 and 潜入取材, signaling covert entry, undercover investigation, or undercover reporting.
Variants and close terms
- 侵入 shinnyū – intrusion, infiltration
- 潜入捜査 sen'nyū sōsa – infiltration investigation
- 潜入取材 sen'nyū shuzai – undercover reporting
Composition
- 潜 - hide, dive
- 入 - enter
- Combined meaning describes entering covertly or while hidden
Etymology
sen from 潜 and nyū from 入; 潜入 (sen'nyū) is a compound formed using on'yomi readings; the pronunciation consolidates into sen'nyū, with no kun'yomi used here (潜入 sen'nyū).
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Noun, suru-verb (潜入する)
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N2
侵入
shinnyuu
invasion, raid, trespass
N2
出入り
deiri
in and out, coming and going
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出入口
deiriguchi
exit and entrance
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出入り口
deiriguchi
exit and entrance
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手入れ
teire
repairs, maintenance
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取り入れる
toriireru
to harvest, to take in, to adopt
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日の入り
hinoiri
sunset
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潜る
moguru
to dive, to pass through; to evade, to hide
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収入
shuunyuu
income, revenue, earnings
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