ぬかるみ
ぬかるみ
noun
mud; muddy ground; quagmire
1.
mud; muddy ground; mire
Soft, wet ground that is difficult to walk through. Can also be used figuratively for a difficult situation that is hard to escape.
ぬかるみに足を取られた。
My feet got stuck in the mud.
雨の後、道がぬかるみになっていた。
The road had turned to mud after the rain.
ぬかるみの中を長靴で歩いたが、何度も滑りそうになった。
I walked through the mud in rubber boots, but nearly slipped several times.
USAGE:
ぬかるみ is the noun form related to the verb ぬかるむ (to become muddy). It can be used both literally for muddy ground and figuratively for a mess or quagmire one cannot easily escape from.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ぬかるみに足を取られる: to get one's feet stuck in the mud
- ぬかるみにはまる: to get bogged down in mud
- ぬかるみの道: a muddy road
SIMILAR WORDS:
泥 is the material (mud), while ぬかるみ is a muddy patch of ground. 泥濘 is a formal/literary synonym.