Vocabulary

What does 沼 (ぬま, numa) mean?

沼 (ぬま, numa) means swamp, marsh; an inescapable obsession.

Quick facts
Readingぬま
Romajinuma
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ぬま
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnuma

swamp, marsh; an inescapable obsession

  1. 1noun marsh; swamp; wetland
  2. 2noun · noun suffix obsession; addiction; being hooked on
  3. 3noun ugly man
  4. 4noun retard; mentally disabled person

Example sentences

  • A large swamp spread out deep in the forest.

  • He fell into the swamp that is gambling.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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