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泥
JLPT N2 8 strokes Frequency: #1589

Meanings

Mud, Mire, Adhere To, Be Attached To

Radicals

氵

Decomposition

⿰氵尼

Etymology

Pictophonetic: water

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 8

Stroke Order

1 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
2 dot bottom-to-top
3 rising bottom-to-top
4 corner right-to-left
5 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
6 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
7 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
8 curve bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
デ de
ナイ nai
デイ dei
ニ ni
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
なず nazu
どろ doro

Words Using This Kanji

129 words total
Other (20 words)
泥足 どろあし

muddy feet

泥除け どろよけ

protection against (flying) mud

泥縄式 どろなわしき

last-minute

泥火山 でいかざん

mud volcano

泥炭地 でいたんち

peatland

泥まみれ どろまみれ

muddy

泥中 でいちゅう

in the mud or mire

泥板岩 でいばんがん

shale

泥絵の具 どろえのぐ

colour wash

泥仕合 どろじあい

mudslinging contest

泥臭い どろくさい

smelling of mud

泥靴 どろぐつ

muddy shoes or boots

活性汚泥 かっせいおでい

activated sludge

泥の木 どろのき

Japanese poplar (Populus maximowiczii)

銀泥 ぎんでい

silver paint

乱泥流 らんでいりゅう

turbidity current

軟泥 なんでい

sludge

顔に泥を塗る かおにどろをぬる

to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on

泥の像 でいのぞう

mud image

拘泥 こうでい

adhering to

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