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沼 means 'marsh'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 1212   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-15    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 21 words   Used in 31 words   Used in 1681 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ショウ
Kun
   ぬま marsh, bog
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Learn to talk about bogging down in paperwork or endless war. Find out how to refer to an Instagram addict and a recession that threatens to become a quagmire. See how 沼 relates to 沢 (marsh), 湖 (lake), and 瓊 (beautiful ball)! Learn derogatory slang involving 沼. Find out about a man whose policy decisions increased bribery and famine in Japan. And see how methane can clear the mind.
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Components
⿰  氵 (水) water  召 summon  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 沼 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 沼 is used 26 times, read 2 ways.
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ショウ : 12 words FIND ALL
こ し ょ う 0
noun
lakes and marshes
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ぬま : 14 words FIND ALL
ぬ ま ち 0
marshland; wetland; swampland
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An additional 5 less common words include 沼 but the readings have not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1395  Joy o' Kanji : 1395  Key to Kanji: - 

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沼
ショウ   ぬま marsh, bog   
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氵
スイ   みず water   
召
ショウ   めす to summon   
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刀
トウ   かたな sword   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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