About Us

潜水
Early Chinese characters were made up of drawings that used pictures or symbols to represent words and ideas instead of sounds. In fact, most characters were originally intended as visual representations or pictographs of natural physical elements like day & night, trees, mountains, water and humans. And the combination of these symbols into a larger logogram often derived a meaning that is greater than the sum of all its parts.
That is the foundation of our name 潜水.

潜水
The japanese words Sensui, or qián shuǐ in mandarin, while pronounced slightly differently, mean the same thing in both the Japanese and Mandarin language – Diving!
The component “氵” represents ‘water’, which is the natural environment in which diving activities occur. Next we have “夫” which represents ‘man’. And, seemingly to emphasize the importance of having a buddy while diving, “夫夫” is used.

Finally, ”日” represents ‘day’ and suggests that back in the old days when there was no way to use light underwater, this was an activity to be carried out during the day
When the symbols combine, a new meaning is formed telling the story and representing diving as an activity carried out in water by buddies during the day. It suggests also that diving dates back many many centuries and was an activity carried out even back then.

At Sensui Dive Center, we want you to come and enjoy this ancient activity to experience our wonderful underwater world below with friends while always staying safe! So come join us as we go 潜水!