# 濁 — muddy; voiced sound

濁 means “muddy; voiced sound”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: ダク (daku). Kun'yomi: にご(る) (nigoru). You'll see it in words such as 濁る (nigoru, “to become muddy; to become cloudy”).

- Meaning: muddy; voiced sound
- On'yomi: ダク (daku)
- Kun'yomi: にご(る) (nigoru)
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Water & the sea 3

## How to remember 濁

Parts: 氵 water · 罒 net · 勹 wrap · 虫 insect

## Words with 濁

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 濁る | にごる (nigoru) | to become muddy; to become cloudy |
| 濁す | にごす (nigosu) | to make muddy; to make cloudy |
| 濁り | にごり (nigori) | muddiness; murkiness |

## More in the “Water & the sea 3” set

[潤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/moisten/) · [堤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/embankment/) · [澄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clear-water/) · [洪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/flood/) · [渦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/whirlpool/) · [泡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bubble/) · [濁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/muddy/) · [渇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thirst/)

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