Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to dive (into or under water).
  2. to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under.
  3. to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
潜る もぐる
むぐ
 
潜る むぐる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

submerge, conceal, hide
セン もぐ.る ひそ.む (Late Jr. High, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
exchange, spare, substitute
か.える タイ かえ (Early Jr. High, N2)
a partner, a companion, bright
husband, man
フ おっと フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)