潜る (くぐる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

潜る (くぐる) means to pass through / to evade / to dive under.

See example sentences below.

潜る at a glance

潜る

くぐるkuguru

N1verb

to pass through / to evade / to dive under

潜るくぐるkuguruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to pass through / to evade / to dive under

Example 1

車は狭い道をくぐった。

Translation

The car passed through the narrow street.

Example 2

彼は質問をうまくくぐった。

Translation

He skillfully evaded the question.