16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

voiced, uncleanness, wrong, nigori, impurity

Kun'yomi
  • to become muddy ②to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.) ③to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.) ④to become voiced (of a consonant)
  • to make muddy (of a liquid) ②to make ambiguous
On'yomi
  • ダク
  • ジョク
Nanori
  • にごり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

にごにご 74.9%
ダク 25.1%

Character Breakdown

voiced, uncleanness, wrong
にご.る ダク ジョク (7th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
green caterpillar, Szechwan
ショク ゾク いもむし (Kentei 1)
net(罒) variant
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to become muddy ②to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.) ③to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.) ④to become voiced (of a consonant)
to make muddy (of a liquid) ②to make ambiguous
becoming turbid ②becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.) ③disorder
good and evil ②voiced and unvoiced consonants
muddiness ②impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.) ③dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant) ④unrefined sake
voiced consonant marks
it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself
muddy inlet or creek
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References

Unicode hex code 6FC1
JIS X 0208 1-34-89
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2710
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3348
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 774
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 953
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 533
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2457
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18440
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1558
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1625
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1735
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1507
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1836
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1511
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1255
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 843
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a13.8
Four corner code 3612.7
De Roo Code 352