沼 — kanji meaning “marsh”
沼
marsh, lake, bog, swamp, pond
- Meanings
- marsh, lake, bog, swamp, pond
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- ぬま
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1467 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- zhǎo — Chinese character page
Words with 沼
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沼田 | ぬまた numata | deep-mud paddy |
| 泥沼 | どろぬま doronuma | bog; marsh; swamp |
| 沼地 | ぬまち numachi | marshland; wetland; swampland |
| 湖沼 | こしょう koshou | lake; marsh; wetland |
| 沼沢 | しょうたく shoutaku | marsh; swamp; bog |
| 池沼 | ちしょう chishou | ponds and swamps |
| 沼気 | しょうき shouki | marsh gas; methane |
| 沼湖 | しょうこ shouko | marshes and lakes |
| 沼杉 | ぬますぎ numasugi | bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) |
| 沼沢地 | しょうたくち shoutakuchi | wetland; marshland |
| 沼田鰻 | ぬたうなぎ nutaunagi | inshore hagfish (Eptatretus burgeri) |
| 田沼時代 | たぬまじだい tanumajidai | Tanuma period (1767-1786) |
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