Meaning

Marsh, Lake, Bog, Swamp, Pond

Readings

Radical

氵 — water (Kangxi radical #85)

Components

• 氵 (radical)
• 召 — Seduce

Example sentences

• その沼にはサギがたくさん住んでいる。Lots of herons live in the marsh.
• 私たちは書類事務の泥沼に陥っていた。We were bogged down in a morass of paperwork.
• 沼地に建物は建てられない。Swampy land is no use for building purposes.

Appears in

Not used as a component of other kanji in this set.