Japanese symbol for “sully”
泥を塗る
どろをぬる
Romaji: doroonuru
to besmirch; to sully
In Japanese, sully is 泥を塗る, read どろをぬる (doroonuru).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- exp, v5r to besmirch; to sully
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sully”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歪める | ゆがめる yugameru | to corrupt; to sully |
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 |
| 塗る | ぬる nuru | to paint; to spread; to plaster |
| 塗装 | とそう tosou | coating; painting |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sully”.
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.
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