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JLPT N1 · Noun

沼 (numa)

沼 (ぬま, numa) is a Japanese noun meaning “marsh; swamp”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ぬま
Romaji
numa
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. marsh; swamp; wetland; bog; pond · noun
  2. obsession; addiction; being hooked on; getting sucked into · noun, suffix noun · slang
  3. ugly man · noun · net-sl
  4. retard; mentally disabled person · noun · net-sl, derogatory

Example sentences

その沼にはサギがたくさん住んでいる。
Lots of herons live in the marsh.
Tatoeba #209007

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 沼

沼
marsh, lake, bogショウ・ぬま · 8 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1350010 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.