Japanese symbol for “mud”
泥
どろ
Romaji: doro
mud; (wet) dirt
In Japanese, mud is 泥, read どろ (doro).
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Meanings
- n mud; (wet) dirt
- n thief
- n Android (mobile operating system)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mud”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 土 | つち tsuchi | earth; soil; dirt |
| 泥濘 | でいねい deinei | mud; mire |
| マッド | マッド maddo | mud |
| 泥んこ | どろんこ doronko | mud |
| 泥土 | でいど deido | mud |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泥棒 | どろぼう dorobou | thief; burglar; robber |
| 泥酔 | でいすい deisui | being dead drunk; drunken stupor |
| 泥沼 | どろぬま doronuma | bog; marsh; swamp |
| 雲泥の差 | うんでいのさ undeinosa | wide difference; a world of difference |
| 汚泥 | おでい odei | sludge; slime; dregs |
| 泥炭 | でいたん deitan | peat |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mud”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.