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沼
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marsh

HSK 7 N1
Nature →Elements →Water
zhǎo
ショウ
ぬま
소
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 召 represents the sound.
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 召 summon =
沼 marsh
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
召 Phonetic component
zhào summon
imperial decree
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
沼
Regular
Modern
Chinese
沼 [zhǎo]
pond; pool
Japanese
沼 ぬま 同音

noun

  1. marsh; swamp; wetland; bog; pond
  2. slang obsession; addiction; being hooked on; getting sucked into
  3. net-sl ugly man
  4. net-slderogatory retard; mentally disabled person
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
その沼にはサギがたくさん住んでいる。
Lots of herons live in the marsh.
Japanese Names
沼 かつさわ
Katsusawa unclassified name
沼 かつざわ
Katsuzawa unclassified name
沼 かつぞう
Katsuzou unclassified name
沼 かつたか
Katsutaka unclassified name
沼 かつのり
Katsunori unclassified name
沼 かつひろ
Katsuhiro unclassified name
沼 かつむら
Katsumura unclassified name
沼 かつよ
Katsuyo unclassified name
沼 しょうぞう
Shouzou unclassified name
沼 しょうた
Shouta unclassified name
沼 ぬま
Numa surname
沼 ぬまさき
Numasaki surname
沼 ぬまざき
Numazaki surname
沼 まさのり
Masanori unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (20)
沼泽 [zhǎo​zé] #7,058
marsh
沼泽 [zhǎo​zé] #7,058
marsh
沼气 [zhǎo​qì] #29,461
marsh gas
沼气 [zhǎo​qì] #29,461
marsh gas
沼泽地 [zhǎo​zé​dì] #14,669
marsh
沼泽地 [zhǎo​zé​dì] #14,669
marsh
泥沼 [ní​zhǎo] #22,689
swamp
池沼 [chí​zhǎo] #58,806
pool
湖沼学 [hú​zhǎo​xué] #70,374
limnology
湖沼学 [hú​zhǎo​xué] #70,374
limnology
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JAPANESE WORDS (37)
⭐ 泥沼 [どろぬま] #16,006
bog
⭐ 沼地 [ぬまち] #27,456
marshland
⭐ 沼田 [ぬまた] #42,967
deep-mud paddy
泥沼化 [どろぬまか] #57,629
bogging down
⭐ 湖沼 [こしょう] #70,044
lake
⭐ 沼沢 [しょうたく] #97,742
marsh
沼沢地 [しょうたくち] #113,434
wetland
沼気 [しょうき] #140,377
marsh gas
沼蛙 [ぬまがえる] #155,196
Asian grass frog (Fejervarya limnocharis)
池沼 [ちしょう] #165,121
ponds and swamps
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