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泥
泥
8 strokes
Frequency: 1589
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

mud
mire
adhere to
be attached to

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
デイ
ナイ
デ
ニ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
どろ
なず.む
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ひじ

Common Words

泥
どろ
Noun
Freq #4514
1

mud; (wet) dirt

Examples
川は泥で濁っていた。
The river was cloudy with silt.
2

Abbreviation

thief

3

Internet slang

Android (mobile operating system)

泥棒
どろぼう
泥坊
Noun
Freq #5263
1

thief; burglar; robber

Examples
そこの乞食が泥棒である事がわかった。
The beggar turned out to be a thief.
2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

theft; burglary; robbery

どろどろ
ドロドロ
泥々
泥泥
Onomatopoeic
Usually kana
Freq #12200
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Adverb (fukushi); Adverb taking the 'to' particle

viscous; mushy; pulpy; thick; slushy; syrupy; sticky

Examples
水を加え、練り粉がどろどろしない程度に混ぜなさい。
Add water and mix to a firm dough.
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.)

3

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Adverb taking the 'to' particle

to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky; to be sordid

泥沼
ドロ沼
どろぬま (泥沼)
ドロぬま (ドロ沼)
でいしょう (泥沼)
Noun
Freq #16006
1

bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire; morass

Examples
私たちは書類事務の泥沼に陥っていた。
We were bogged down in a morass of paperwork.
2

どろぬま／ドロぬま only

quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

泥だらけ
どろだらけ
～な Adj.
～の Adj.
Freq #18613
1

covered in mud; mud-caked

泥水
どろみず
でいすい
Noun
Freq #23048
1

muddy water

Examples
車が通った時に泥水をかぶった。
The passing car splashed muddy water on me.
2

red-light district

《 ぬかるむ 》
泥濘む
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #24995
1

to be muddy; to be slushy

Examples
私はぬかるんだ斜面をずるずると滑り下りた。
I slithered down the muddy slope.
雲泥の差
うんでいのさ
雲泥之差
Expression
Noun
Freq #26520
1

Idiomatic expression

wide difference; a world of difference

Examples
「まがりなりにも通じている」ということと「正しい英語を使っている」ということには雲泥の差があります。
There is a world of difference between, "somehow being understood" and "using correct English."
泥酔
でいすい
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #27461
1

being dead drunk; drunken stupor

Examples
ゆうべ、泥酔のみずきは湖のほとりを歩いていて、水の中に落ちてしまった。
Last night Mizuki, very drunk, fell into the water while walking along the lakeside.
《 ぬかるみ 》
泥濘
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #29292
1

muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire

Examples
ぬかるみに足を取られた。
I lost my balance on the muddy road.
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