lurk

(substitute) + (waterleft)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes

Onyomi

SEN

Mnemonic

They SENT in someone to lurk around and substitute the enemy's water for poison.

Kunyomi

( ) ひそ*む to lurk 1/2 KANA
★★☆☆☆
( ) もぐ*る (usually KANA) to dive in, to go underground, as far as I know this is not used figuratively a la Harriet Tubman. KANA
★☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

潜在意識(せんざいいしき)

subconscious ★★☆☆☆
(lurk) + (be real) + (awareness) = 潜在意識 (subconscious)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
mix INSECTS
lurk HUSBAND

You mix INSECTS in your bug-shake (mmmm!!) but a lurking HUSBAND steals it from you. Yoink.

Synonyms

sink
沈没    沈む    潜る