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泥沼

Quagmire


Meaning

Quagmire, Bog, Morass

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A muddy bog is a way of describing a quagmire. It’s a bog with almost no water left, having become all muddy and sticky. Gross (and dangerous)! This word is typically used figuratively to describe a situation where a conflict becomes messy and difficult to resolve, or a problem from which it is difficult to extricate oneself.


Reading

どろぬま

Explanation

The readings are the vocab readings of the two words, 泥 and 沼.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 泥沼にはまる

    to get bogged down

    泥沼になる

    to become messy

    泥沼におちいる

    to get bogged down

  • 泥沼の戦争

    a protracted and messy war

    泥沼の戦い

    a protracted and messy battle

    泥沼の争い

    a protracted and messy dispute

    泥沼の訴訟

    a complicated lawsuit

    泥沼の離婚

    a protracted and messy divorce

  • 泥沼化

    turning into a quagmire

    泥沼状態

    a messy situation

    泥沼戦争

    a protracted and messy war

    泥沼離婚

    a protracted and messy divorce

  • 泥沼から抜け出す

    to escape from a quagmire

    泥沼からはい上がる

    to extract oneself from a quagmire

Context Sentences

この訴訟は泥沼化しています。

This lawsuit has turned into a quagmire.

友人の離婚の泥沼の争いに巻き込まれてしまった。

I got caught up in a messy dispute linked to my friend's divorce.

コスタリカの泥沼で、忍者トカゲとしても知られているバシリスクを見ました。

I saw some green basilisk lizards, known as Jesus lizards, in a marsh in Costa Rica.


Kanji Composition