EntryCommon
  1. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle

    viscous; mushy; pulpy; thick; slushy; syrupy; sticky

    Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordUsually written using kana alone

    水を加え、練り粉がどろどろしない程度に混ぜなさい。
    Add water and mix to a firm dough.
  2. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.)

    Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordUsually written using kana alone

  3. Suru verb, Adverb taking the 'to' particle

    to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky; to be sordid

    Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordUsually written using kana alone

Also written 泥泥【どろどろ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

1
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to

Kun
どろなず.む
On
デイナイ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1589 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 31

Built from

Used in names as

ひじ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.29The Kanji Dictionary
3711.2Four corner code
356deroo
6ce5Unicode hex code
1-37-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2533Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3105New Nelson (John Haig)
326New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
384Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
241Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
288Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1055Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1135Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1480A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
594Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1840Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17311Morohashi
1623A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1621Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1729Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
679Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1202Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1493Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1176Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1064Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ni2, ni4Pinyin reading
niKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31WaniKani level