- 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; to survive, to surmount
- moguru to dive (into or under water); 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; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground
Learner meets this verb in physical contexts like swimming or passing under an obstacle; less common than 潜る (moguru) for diving.
フェンスの下を潜って庭に入った。
Fensu no shita o kugutte niwa ni haitta.
I went under the fence and entered the garden.
彼は海に潜って貝を拾った。
Kare wa umi ni kugutte kai o hirotta.
He dived into the sea and picked up shells.
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