Quick answer
泥 is the kanji for "Mud". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is どろ (doro). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Mud
Also : Mire · to adhere to · to attach to
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
8 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 泥 represents 'MUD'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of mud.
On-reading: でい — remember this sound by associating it with mud. Kun-reading: どろ.
Example Sentences
泥の中でも蓮の花が美しく咲くように、逆境の中でも輝ける人になりたいです。
どろのなかでもはすのはながうつくしくさくように、ぎゃっきょうのなかでもかがやけるひとになりたいです。
Just as lotus flowers bloom beautifully in mud, I want to become a person who shines even in adversity.
台風の後で道に泥がたまって、歩きにくかったです。
たいふうのあとでみちにどろがたまって、あるきにくかったです。
After the typhoon, mud accumulated on the road and it was hard to walk.
Vocabulary using 泥
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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