JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 泥: "mud, mire, adhere to"
The kanji 泥 means "mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read デイ, ナイ, デ, ニ in on'yomi and どろ, なず.む 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)
デイナイデニ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
どろなず.む
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 | mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1589 of 2,501 |
Common words with 泥
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 泥mud; (wet) dirt · thief
- 泥棒thief; burglar; robber · theft; burglary; robbery
- 泥々viscous; mushy; pulpy; thick · muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.)
- 泥沼bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire · quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
- 泥だらけcovered in mud; mud-caked
- 泥水muddy water · red-light district
- 泥濘むto become muddy; to become slushy
- 雲泥の差wide difference; a world of difference
- 泥酔being dead drunk; drunken stupor
- 泥濘muddy place; mud; mire; sludge
- 泥まみれmuddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
- 泥を塗るto besmirch; to sully
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