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泥

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • mud
  • mire
  • adhere to
  • be attached to

On'yomi (音読み)

  • デイ
  • ナイ
  • デ
  • ニ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • どろ
  • なず.む
Strokes
8
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#1693
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
水#85 · water

Components

  • 氵
  • 匕
  • 尸

Common Words

  • 泥どろNoun
    mud, (wet) dirt
  • 泥沼どろぬまNoun
    bog, marsh, swamp
  • 泥棒どろぼうNoun
    thief, burglar, robber
  • 汚泥おでいNoun
    sludge, slime, dregs
  • 泥仕合どろじあいNoun
    mudslinging contest, mudslinging match
  • 泥水どろみずNoun
    muddy water
  • 泥酔でいすいNoun
    being dead drunk, drunken stupor
  • 雲泥の差うんでいのさExpression
    wide difference, a world of difference

Practice in Kanjiru

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