noun

  1. pump-priming, rousing, stimulation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
呼び水 よびみず
呼水
呼水 よびみず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

call, call out to, invite
よ.ぶ コ よぶ (6th, N3)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
question mark, ?
コ オ か (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)