沼

Bog

Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingショウ

Kun readingぬま

Jōyō Grade 8Level 28

marsh
swamp
wetland
pond

Radicals and components

Radical水water 氵variant 氺variant

Components

How it's built

沼

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · summon · seduce · sword (刀) · dagger (刀) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 145

Compound words

湖沼こしょう

lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters

沼沢しょうたく

marsh; swamp; bog

沼地ぬまち

marshland; wetland; swampland

泥沼どろぬま

bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire; morass

沼田ぬまた

沼気しょうき

沼湖しょうこ

marshes and lakes

沼杉ぬますぎ

bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)

沼鰈ぬまがれい

starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus)

池沼ちしょう

ponds and swamps

ドロ沼どろぬま

Additional Examples

ここに小さな沼があります。

There is a small pond here.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Swamp. 氵 (water) + 召 — still water that pulls you down.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 沼

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step