Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements

沼: marsh, lake

Also: bog, swamp, pond

JLPT N18 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

氵 carries the meaning · 召 gives the sound

8 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ショウshou · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 湖沼こしょうlake; marsh; wetland
  • 沼沢しょうたくmarsh; swamp; bog

ぬまnuma · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 沼ぬまmarsh; swamp; wetland
  • 泥沼どろぬまbog; marsh; swamp
  • 沼田ぬまたdeep-mud paddy
  • 沼地ぬまちmarshland; wetland; swampland

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Imagine three raindrops falling—that's sanzui! Whenever you see these three dots on the left side of a kanji, think of water, liquids, or anything that flows.”
More in the 氵 water story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
氵

Also built on water (氵)

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召

Also built on seduce (召)

沼 takes the 召 family's reading, ショウ (shou).

Also read ショウ

90 kanji share this on'yomiAll 90

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
沼 marsh · 氵
vs招 beckon · 扌
沼 has 氵 where 招 has 扌.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zhǎo

Same form: 沼 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
沼 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
沼 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin zhǎo most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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