泥
adhere to, be attached to, mire, mud
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
8 / 8
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:8
JLPT:2
Frequency:1589
Vocabulary
デイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泥沼 | デイショウ | bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire; morass; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio |
| 汚泥 | オデイ | sludge; slime; dregs; mire; hopeless situation; hell; despair |
| 泥水 | デイスイ | muddy water; red-light district |
| 泥酔 | デイスイ | being dead drunk; drunken stupor |
| 泥炭 | デイタン | peat |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泥々 | どろどろ | viscous; mushy; pulpy; thick; slushy; syrupy; sticky; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky; to be sordid |
| 泥 | どろ | mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system) |
| 泥沼 | どろぬま | bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire; morass; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio |
| 泥棒 | どろぼう | thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery |
| 泥棒 | ドロボー | thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
沢
brilliance, grace, marsh, swamp
Grade 8JLPT 1
涙
sympathy, tears
Grade 8JLPT 2
決
agree upon, appoint, decide, fix
Grade 3JLPT 3
沈
aloes, be depressed, be submerged, sink, subside
Grade 8JLPT 2
尼
nun
Grade 8JLPT 1
沸
boil, breed, ferment, seethe, uproar
Grade 8JLPT 2
況
condition, situation
Grade 8JLPT 2
派
clique, faction, group, party, school, sect
Grade 6JLPT 1
洗
inquire into, probe, wash
Grade 6JLPT 3
渇
dry up, parch, thirst
Grade 8JLPT 1