Meanings
Readings
Common Words
marsh; swamp; wetland; bog; pond
Slang; Noun, used as a suffix
obsession; addiction; being hooked on; getting sucked into
Internet slang
ugly man
Internet slang; Derogatory
retard; mentally disabled person
bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire; morass
どろぬま／ドロぬま only
quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
marshland; wetland; swampland
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
Asian grass frog (Fejervarya limnocharis); Indian rice frog; cricket frog
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
The desperate land, parched and thirsty, seduced the water. “Come here,” it whispered with a dusty mouth. But it took too much, and the water‘s sharp revenge turned the land into a murky marsh.
The sleazy realtor will try to seduce you into buying a plot of water-logged marsh land.
The sorcerer tried to summon clean water with a spell from his mouth and a ritual dagger, but his incantation was flawed and created a stinking marsh instead.
The femme fatale promised him paradise, but she seduced him with a lying mouth and a hidden dagger, leaving his body in the waters of the forgotten marsh.
The beautiful nymph in the water will seduce you with her enchanting mouth, luring you into the deadly marsh where sharp reeds like daggers will trap you.
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