# 潜 lurk

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

## Onyomi

SEN |

## Mnemonic

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

## Kunyomi

( が ) ひそ＊む | to lurk 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆
( に ) 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 ★★☆☆☆ 潜 (lurk) + 在 (be real) + 意識 (awareness) = 潜在意識 (subconscious)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
混 | mix | INSECTS | 昆
潜 | lurk | HUSBAND | 夫

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