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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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to enter, to contain, to hold
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