泥 – mud, mire, adhere to

8 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1589 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 泥 means mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is デイ、ナイ、デ、ニ (dei, nai, de, ni); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is どろ、なず.む (doro, nazumu). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	デイ	dei
On’yomi	ナイ	nai
On’yomi	デ	de
On’yomi	ニ	ni
Kun’yomi	どろ	doro
Kun’yomi	なず.む	nazumu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 汁・匕・尸.

Words using 泥

泥棒どろぼうthief泥どろmud

Example sentences

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.

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川は泥で濁っていた。

The river was cloudy with silt.

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Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済活海求水減演流沢消準渡

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