This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ショウ、ぬま
Romaji: shō, numa
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

marsh, lake, bog, swamp, pond

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  1467
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  so
Chinese Reading:  zhao3
Unicode:  6cbc
JIS:  3E42

Indexes

Halpern Index: 339
Nelson Index: 2521
New Nelson Index: 3091
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a5.24
Four Corner Index: 3716.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1395
Gakken Index: 1150
Japanese Names Index: 595
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17257
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.1031
Remembering the kanji Index: 137
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1463
Kodansha Compact Index: 1173
Kanji in Context Index: 1842
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 254
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 302
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 139
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 145
Essential Kanji Index: 1175
Kodansha Kanji Index: 398
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 377
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1201

Words

(ぬま)
swamp; bog; pond; lake
湖沼 (こしょう)
lakes and marshes
泥沼 (どろぬま、ドロぬま、でいしょう)
bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire; morass; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
沼湖 (しょうこ)
marshes and lakes
沼気 (しょうき)
marsh gas; methane
沼田 (ぬまた、ぬまだ)
marshy rice field or paddy
沼地 (ぬまち、しょうち)
marshland; wetland; swampland
沼沢 (しょうたく)
marsh; swamp
池沼 (ちしょう)
ponds and swamps; mentally-handicapped person
湖沼水質保全特別措置法 (こしょうすいしつほぜんとくべつそちほう)
Law Concerning Special Measures for Conservation of Lake Water Quality (1984)
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