泥 : Mud

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Components:

氵尼

mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to

On 'yomi:

デイ(dei) ナイ(nai) デ(de) ニ(ni)

Kun 'yomi:

どろ(doro)

Nanori:

ひじ(hiji)

Strokes:	8
Radical:	氵 (85)
Usage Rating:	1589

JLPT:	N2
old JLPT:	2
Grade:	8

Unicode:	06ce5
jis208:	37-5

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泥 Usage examples

軟泥(なんでい)	sludge
顔に泥を塗る(かおにどろをぬる)	to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on, to fling mud at, to put to shame
泥の像(でいのぞう)	mud image
泥に塗れる(どろにまみれる)	to be covered with mud
溝泥(どぶどろ)	ditch mud
泥流(でいりゅう)	(volcanic) mud flow
火山泥流(かざんでいりゅう)	volcanic mudflow
泥濘む(ぬかるむ)	to be muddy, to be slushy
泥濘る(ぬかる)	to be muddy, to be slushy
泥岩(でいがん)	mudstone
泥地(どろち)	mud, bog
泥棒根性(どろぼうこんじょう)	underhand character, thievish nature
雲泥万里(うんでいばんり)	being poles apart, (there being) all the difference in the world
月給泥棒(げっきゅうどろぼう)	freeloader, slacker, lazy worker who does not deserve his salary
税金泥棒(ぜいきんどろぼう)	tax parasite, public servants, politicians
説教泥棒(せっきょうどろぼう)	preaching burglar, burglar who preaches at the victim about the methods of preventing similar crimes
泥棒稼業(どろぼうかぎょう)	professional thievery
半鐘泥棒(はんしょうどろぼう)	very tall person
泥舟(どろぶね) 泥船(どろぶね)	(fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
墓泥棒(はかどろぼう)	grave robber, grave robbing
車泥棒(くるまどろぼう)	auto theft, car thief
柳の下にいつも泥鰌はおらぬ(やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはおらぬ) 柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居らぬ(やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはおらぬ)	a fox is not taken twice in the same snare