Godan verb, intransitive verb

Messages.dated.
  1. to cling to (e.g. old customs), to adhere to, to stick to, to be wedded to.
  2. to get used to, to become accustomed to.

suffix, Godan verb

Usually written with kana alone.
  1. to linger (on), to progress slowly.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
泥む なずむ
 
滞む なずむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mud, mire, adhere to
どろ デイ なず.む (9th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
nun
あま ニ (9th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)