# 泥 mud

(waterleft) + 尼 (nun)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
FR
Fucked Roots : kind of rude to nuns, isn't it???

## Onyomi

DEI |

## Mnemonic

| The nun played in the muddy water all DAY!

## Kunyomi

どろ | mud ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

泥棒(どろぼう) | robber ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 1/2 KANA 泥 (mud) + 棒 (pole) = 泥棒 (robber) a robber - not like a mugger but like a break-into-your-house-when-you're-not-home guy
泥酔者(でいすいしゃ) | shit-faced ★☆☆☆☆ SARC 泥 (mud) + 酔 (drunk) + 者 (professional) = 泥酔者 (shit-faced) someone who is shit-faced drunk (泥酔する： to BE shit-faced)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
尼 | nun | HEEL |
泥 | mud | WET | 水
尻 | butt | NINE | 九

Nuns wear high-HEELS under their gowns.

The heels get WET from the MUD.

To beat a baseball team, you must kick NINE butts!