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泥
On'yomi
デイ・ナイ・デ・ニ
DEI / NAI / DE / NI
Kun'yomi
どろ・なず.む
doro / nazumu
mud · mire · adhere to · be attached to
Details
Strokes8
Frequency#1589
Radical水water(4)
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Component Breakdown
泥=
氵尼
water + 尼
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of water and nun. Nun of water.
Symbolism
Mud, quagmire, clay. Represents mud.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
雲泥万里
うんでいばんり
being poles apart; (there being) all the difference in the world; being poles apart
雪泥鴻爪
せつでいのこうそう
ephemeral nature of human deeds and events; evanescence of human affairs; leaving no trace; ephemeral nature of human deeds and events
Proverbs & Idioms
泥棒を捕らえて縄をなう
どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう
Making rope after catching the thief
Closing the barn door after the horse has bolted