# 泥 — mud

泥 means “mud”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: デイ (dei), デ (de). Kun'yomi: どろ (doro). You'll see it in words such as 泥 (doro, “mud; dirt”).

- Meaning: mud
- On'yomi: デイ (dei), デ (de)
- Kun'yomi: どろ (doro)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Land & places 2

## How to remember 泥

Parts: 氵 water · 尼 nun

## Words with 泥

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 泥 | どろ (doro) | mud; dirt |

## Don't confuse it with

[尼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nun/) · [沢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marsh/)

## More in the “Land & places 2” set

[栃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/horse-chestnut/) · [岐](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fork-in-a-road/) · [阜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mound/) · [泥](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mud/) · [媛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fair-lady/)

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