沼

8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

marsh, lake, bog, swamp, pond

Kun'yomi
  • ぬま
    		marsh ②obsession ③ugly man ④retard
On'yomi
  • ショウ

Main Radical

水(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ぬま 99.8%
ショウ 0.2%

Character Breakdown

marsh, lake, bog
ぬま　ショウ (7th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
seduce, call, send for
ショウ　め.す (7th, N2)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

ぬま
沼
marsh ②obsession ③ugly man ④retard
どろ
泥
ぬま
沼
bog ②quandary
ぬま
沼
た
田
deep-mud paddy
ぬま
沼
ち
地
marshland
どろ
泥
ぬま
沼
か
化
bogging down
ぬま
沼
すぎ
杉
bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
た
田
ぬま
沼
じ
時
だい
代
Tanuma period (1767-1786)
ぬま
沼
はぎ
萩
Lysimachia fortunei (species of loosestrife)
ぬま
沼
お
落
　
ち
becoming obsessed with (a TV series, celebrity, interest, etc.)
ぬま
沼
　
る
to get hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.) ②to be in a slump
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References

Unicode hex code 6CBC
JIS X 0208 1-30-34
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2521
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3091
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 339
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 398
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 254
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 302
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 137
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 145
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1150
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 595
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1175
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17257
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1395
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 996
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1033
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1463
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1201
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1842
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1173
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 139
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a5.24
Four corner code 3716.2
De Roo Code 377