潜伏

せんぷく

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive concealment; hiding; ambush
2. incubation; latency; dormancy

Kanji

• 潜 dive. Read as セン.
• 伏 lie low. Read as フク.

Example sentences

• 容疑者は三週間山に潜伏していた。
  The suspect was hiding out in the mountains for three weeks.

Common phrases

• 潜伏を続ける
• 家に潜伏する

Words containing 潜伏

• 潜伏期間 (せんぷくきかん) incubation period
• 潜伏期 (せんぷくき) incubation period
• 潜伏性 (せんぷくせい) latency

And 2 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists