潜入(せんにゅう)

せんにゅう
noun / suru verb
infiltration, sneaking in
1. infiltration, sneaking in, going undercover
Secretly entering a place, organization, or group, especially for the purpose of gathering information or carrying out a covert mission.
スパイが組織(そしき)に潜入(せんにゅう)した。
A spy infiltrated the organization.
記者(きしゃ)が潜入(せんにゅう)取材(しゅざい)を行(おこな)った。
The reporter conducted undercover journalism.
捜査官(そうさかん)がマフィアの内部(ないぶ)に潜入(せんにゅう)し、長年(ながねん)にわたって情報(じょうほう)を集(あつ)めていた。
The investigator infiltrated the mafia and had been gathering information for years.

USAGE:
Commonly used in crime, espionage, and journalism contexts. The pattern ～に潜入(せんにゅう)する means "to infiltrate into (a place or group)."

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 潜入(せんにゅう)捜査(そうさ): undercover investigation
  • 潜入(せんにゅう)取材(しゅざい): undercover reporting
  • 潜入(せんにゅう)操作(そうさ): infiltration operation
  • ～に潜入(せんにゅう)する: to infiltrate into

Related Words

Related: 潜在(せんざい) (latent)
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