泥

mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

デデイナイニ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

どろなず.む

Nanori (名乗り)

ひじ

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:8

JLPT:N2

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

ナイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
泥洹	ナイオン	nirvana

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

swamp, marsh, brilliance, grace

tears, sympathy

decide, fix, agree upon, appoint

sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed

condition, situation

faction, group, party, clique, sect, school

wash, inquire into, probe

thirst, dry up, parch