What does kanji 泥 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 泥 is mud.

How is kanji 泥 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 泥 are どろ, なず.む; the onyomi readings are デイ, ナイ, デ, ニ.

What is the main radical of kanji 泥?

The main radical for kanji 泥 is 水.

What words use kanji 泥?

Example words that use kanji 泥 include 泥坊, 泥炭, 泥, 泥泥.

JōyōJLPT N2Pre-Level 2

泥

Meaning

Kanji 泥

mud

mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: どろなず.む
Onyomi 音読み: デイナイデニ
Nanori 名乗り: ひじ

Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #1589
Strokes: 8
Radical: 水
Components: 匕 • 尸 • 汁
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 尼 • 怩 • 苨 • 抳 • 呢 • 坭 • 妮

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 158 entries that include this kanji.

泥坊

どろぼう

theft

泥炭

すくも

peat

泥

どろ

thief

泥泥

どろどろ

muddy

泥水

でいすい

muddy water

泥酔

でいすい

being dead drunk

泥試合

どろじあい

mudslinging contest

泥いじり

どろいじり

playing with mud

泥だらけ

どろだらけ

covered in mud

泥だんご

どろだんご

ball of mud

泥に塗れる

どろにまみれる

to be covered with mud

泥のように寝る

どろのようにねる

to sleep like a log

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

靴が泥だらけになった。

my shoes got covered in mud.

子どもたちは泥でだんごを作って遊んだ。

the children played by making mud balls.

雨で道が泥になっている。

the road has turned muddy because of the rain.

車輪が深い泥にはまった。

the wheel got stuck in deep mud.

ズボンのすそに泥がついている。

there is mud on the hem of my pants.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

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