沼(ぬま)

ぬま
noun
swamp, marsh, bog
1. swamp, marsh
An area of low-lying, waterlogged land.
この沼(ぬま)には魚(さかな)がたくさんいる。
There are many fish in this marsh.
沼地(ぬまち)を歩(ある)く。
To walk through marshland.
沼(ぬま)の周(まわ)りを散歩(さんぽ)する。
To walk around the marsh.
沼(ぬま)に住(す)む鳥(とり)。
Birds that live in swamps.
沼(ぬま)で蓮(はす)が咲(さ)いている。
Lotus flowers are blooming in the marsh.
2. bog, quagmire
Wet muddy ground that is difficult to cross.
沼(ぬま)に足(あし)を取(と)られた。
My foot got stuck in the swamp.
泥沼(どろぬま)にはまった。
I got stuck in the quagmire.
泥沼(どろぬま)の争(あらそ)い。
A quagmire of conflict.
借金(しゃっきん)の沼(ぬま)にはまる。
To fall into a quagmire of debt.
趣味(しゅみ)の沼(ぬま)にはまる。
To fall deep into a hobby (slang).

沼(ぬま) refers to a swamp or marsh—wetland with standing water.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 沼地(ぬまち): marshland, swamp area
  • 泥沼(どろぬま): quagmire, muddy swamp
  • 底(そこ)なし沼(ぬま): bottomless swamp

FIGURATIVE USAGE:

沼(ぬま) and 泥沼(どろぬま) are used figuratively for situations difficult to escape:

  • 泥沼(どろぬま)の争(あらそ)い: a quagmire of conflict
  • 借金(しゃっきん)の沼(ぬま)にはまる: to fall into a debt trap

SLANG:
In modern internet/otaku culture, 〜沼(ぬま) or 沼(ぬま)にはまる means becoming deeply obsessed with a hobby, fandom, or interest—similar to "falling down a rabbit hole" or "getting hooked."

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Added 2026.1.9 21:35 · Revised 2026.2.4 21:21
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