Word Meaning 泥沼

どろぬま doronuma

泥沼 is read as どろぬま (doronuma) and means quandary.

Meaning

English

  1. quandary
  2. dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself
  3. imbroglio
  4. bog
  5. marsh
  6. swamp
  7. quagmire
  8. morass

Reading

Kana

どろぬま

Romaji

doronuma

Writing Variants

  • ドロ沼 どろぬま doronuma
  • 泥沼 でいしょう deishou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 6069 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

泥沼化

どろぬまか

bogging down

泥酔

でいすい

being dead drunk

ぬま

ugly man

湖沼

こしょう

lake

泥棒

どろぼう

theft

泥炭

すくも

peat

どろ

thief

泥々

どろどろ

muddy

泥水

でいすい

muddy water

泥仕合

どろじあい

mudslinging contest

沼田

ぬまだ

marshy rice field or paddy

沼地

ぬまち

marshland