JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 沼: "marsh, lake, bog"
The kanji 沼 means "marsh, lake, bog, swamp, pond". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ショウ in on'yomi and ぬま in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ぬま
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | marsh, lake, bog, swamp, pond |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1467 of 2,501 |
Common words with 沼
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 沼marsh; swamp; wetland; bog · obsession; addiction; being hooked on; getting sucked into
- 泥沼bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire · quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
- 沼地marshland; wetland; swampland
- 沼田deep-mud paddy
- 泥沼化bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
- 湖沼lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
- 沼沢marsh; swamp; bog
- 沼沢地wetland; marshland
- 気仙沼市place : Kesennuma (city)
- 沼気marsh gas; methane
- 佐沼place : Sanuma
- 沼蛙Asian grass frog (Fejervarya limnocharis); Indian rice frog; cricket frog
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