noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. potentiality, dormancy, latency.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
潜在 せんざい

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)
exist, outskirts, suburbs
ザイ あ.る あり (5th, N3)
genius, years old, cubic shaku
サイ (2nd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)