What does 潜伏 mean?
潜伏 is a Japanese noun meaning “conceal” in English. It can also be translated as “incubation” depending on context. It is written as 潜伏 in kanji, せんぷく in hiragana, and senpuku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
容疑者は三週間山に潜伏していた。
The suspect was hiding out in the mountains for three weeks.