Kanji

泥

mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

デイ, ナイ, デ, ニ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

どろ, なずむ

Nanori (Name Reading)

どろ, ぬり, ね, ひじ

Common Readings

デイ, どろ

Example sentences

泥 どろ
昨日の大雨のせいで、道が泥だらけになってしまった。

Because of yesterday's heavy rain, the road has become covered in mud.

まみれる まみれる
彼は泥にまみれながらも、最後まで走り抜いた。

Even though he was covered in mud, he ran until the very end.

泥棒 どろぼう
昨夜、近所の家に泥棒が入ったらしい。

Apparently, a thief broke into a neighbor's house last night.

警察 けいさつ
泥棒を捕まえるために警察を呼んだ。

I called the police to catch the thief.

泥沼 どろぬま
両国は泥沼の戦争に突入した。

The two countries entered a quagmire of war.

泥だらけ どろだらけ
子供たちは公園で遊んだ後、泥だらけになって帰ってきた。

The children came home covered in mud after playing in the park.

体中 からだじゅう
彼は泥遊びをして、体中が泥だらけになった。

He played in the mud and got covered in mud all over his body.

泥水 どろみず
大雨の後は、川が泥水で濁っている

After the heavy rain, the river is murky with muddy water.

流れ込む ながれこむ
大雨で大量の泥水が住宅街に流れ込んだ。

A large amount of muddy water flowed into the residential area due to the heavy rain.

泥酔 でいすい
彼は泥酔して、家まで歩くことができなかった。

He was so dead drunk that he couldn't walk home.

Example Vocabulary

泥

どろ

mud; dirt; slush

泥棒

どろぼう

thief; burglar; stealing

泥沼

どろぬま

quagmire; bog; mud swamp

泥だらけ

どろだらけ

covered in mud; muddiness

泥水

どろみず

muddy water; slush

雲泥の差

うんでいのさ

泥を塗る

どろをぬる

泥酔

でいすい

being dead drunk; dead drunk

泥臭い

どろくさい

泥まみれ

どろまみれ

covered in mud

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