How to say 'Mud' in Japanese | 泥

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The Japanese word for Mud is 'Doro', written as 泥 in Japanese.'Mud' in hiragana is どろ.

word

泥

Meaning

Mud

Reading

どろ

doro

Kanji

泥Mud, Adhere to

Explanation

The Japanese noun '泥 (どろ)' refers to 'mud', which is a mixture of water and soil or dirt. It is commonly used to describe wet, soft earth, often found after rain or near bodies of water. This word can also be used metaphorically to describe something messy or dirty. Example sentences: The car got stuck in the mud「車が泥にはまった」(くるまがどろにはまった). His shoes were covered in mud「彼の靴は泥だらけだった」(かれのくつはどろだらけだった). Additionally, '泥' can appear in compound words, such as '泥棒 (どろぼう)', meaning 'thief', where it metaphorically implies someone who 'drags through the mud'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5598

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 泥

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

泥

Meaning

Mud, Adhere to

Words Related to 泥 Through the Kanji 泥

This Word contains the Kanji 泥 as well.

word

泥棒

Meaning

Thief

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'Doro' means 'Mud' .

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