沼

marsh, lake, bog, swamp, pond

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ぬま

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:8

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1467

Vocabulary

ショウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
湖沼	コショウ	lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
泥沼	デイショウ	bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire; morass; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
沼沢	ショウタク	marsh; swamp; bog
沼地	ショウチ	marshland; wetland; swampland
沼気	ショウキ	marsh gas; methane

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
沼	ぬま	marsh; swamp; wetland; bog; pond; obsession; addiction; being hooked on; getting sucked into; ugly man; retard; mentally disabled person
泥沼	どろぬま	bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire; morass; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
沼地	ぬまち	marshland; wetland; swampland
沼田	ぬまた	deep-mud paddy
沼田	ぬまだ	deep-mud paddy

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