# 沼 — swamp; bog

沼 means “swamp; bog”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou). Kun'yomi: ぬま (numa). You'll see it in words such as 沼 (numa, “marsh; swamp”).

- Meaning: swamp; bog
- On'yomi: ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: ぬま (numa)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Water & the sea 2

## How to remember 沼

Sounds like 召: both read ショウ.

Parts: 氵 water · 召 summon

## Words with 沼

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 沼 | ぬま (numa) | marsh; swamp |

## Don't confuse it with

[召](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/summon/) · [治](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/govern/) · [況](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/situation/) · [沖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/open-sea/)

## More in the “Water & the sea 2” set

[噴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/erupt/) · [漏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leak/) · [潜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dive/) · [没](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sink-out-of-sight/) · [浸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soak/) · [沼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/swamp/) · [滝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/waterfall/) · [漂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/drift/) · [浪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wander/)

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