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沼

marsh
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingショウ
Kun readingぬま
JōyōGrade 8
  1. swamp
  2. wetland
  3. bog
  4. pond

Synonyms

池沼

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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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
deep-mud paddy
沼気しょうき
marsh gas
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
bog

Additional Examples

沼地に建物は建てられない。
Swampy land is no use for building purposes.tatoeba
ここに小さな沼があります。
There is a small pond here.tatoeba
私たちは書類事務の泥沼に陥っていた。
We were bogged down in a morass of paperwork.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 沼

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