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JLPT N3 · Earth & sky

泥

どろ

mud

Stroke order of 泥

泥 is written with 8 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Water (氵) mixed with earth until it is like a nun (尼) sticky mess: mud.

Parts: 氵 water + 尼 (sound/shape part)

Example sentence

靴が泥だらけになった。

くつがどろだらけになった。

My shoes got covered in mud.

Words with 泥

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