JLPT N1
濁
Turbidity, impurity, become muddy
Onyomi
ダク (daku), ジョク (joku)
Kunyomi
にご.る, にご.す
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
氵 (water) + 蜀 (worm, ancient state)
📖 Mnemonic Story
Imagine a crystal-clear stream of WATER (氵), but then a disgusting swarm of squirming WORMS (蜀) falls in! The once pure water immediately turns completely TURBID and MUDDY, sickeningly impure with the wiggly intruders.
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Quick Hint:
Water worms muddy
Essential N1 Vocabulary
濁る
にごる
To become muddy/cloudy
濁流
だくりゅう
Muddy stream, turbulent flow
清濁
せいだく
Purity and impurity, good and evil
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "濁"
川の水が雨で ＿＿＿＿＿いる。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 濁るは「にごる」と読みます。
English: 濁る is read as 'nigoru'.
English: 濁る is read as 'nigoru'.
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