noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. concealment, hiding, ambush.
  2. incubation, latency, dormancy.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
潜伏 せんぷく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

submerge, conceal, hide
セン もぐ.る ひそ.む (8th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
exchange, spare, substitute
か.える タイ かえ (7th, 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)
prostrated, bend down, bow
ふ.せる フク ふし (8th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
dog
いぬ ケン (1st, N4)
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)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)