“To dive” in Japanese
Short answer
To dive in Japanese is “潜る” (kuguru). Full meaning: to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through; to dive (into or under the water); to evade, to get around, to slip past.
Other ways to say “To dive” in Japanese
飛び込む
tobikomu to jump in, to leap in, to plunge into, to dive; to burst in, to barge in
泳る
kuguru to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through; to dive (into or under the water); to evade, to get around, to slip past
こぐッ
kogu to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through; to dive (into or under the water); to evade, to get around, to slip past
潜れる
kugureru to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through; to dive (into or under the water); to evade, to get around, to slip past
くぐっ
kugu to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through; to dive (into or under the water); to evade, to get around, to slip past
もぐる
moguru to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through; to dive (into or under the water); to evade, to get around, to slip past
くぐる
kuguru to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through; to dive (into or under the water); to evade, to get around, to slip past
くぐッ
kugu to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through; to dive (into or under the water); to evade, to get around, to slip past
くぐり
kuguri to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through; to dive (into or under the water); to evade, to get around, to slip past
くぐれる
kugureru to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through; to dive (into or under the water); to evade, to get around, to slip past
もぐれる
mogureru to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through; to dive (into or under the water); to evade, to get around, to slip past
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