Vocab Info

N1 の-adjective, な-adjective, Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

泥々(どろどろ)syrupy, muddled, muddy, sordid, rumble (e.g. of drums, of thunder), peal, boom

    Dictionary Definition

    1. の-adjective, な-adjective, Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 1.

        viscous, mushy, pulpy, thick, slushy, syrupy, sticky

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Usually written using kana alone
    2. の-adjective, な-adjective

      1. 2.

        muddy, dirty (with oil, grease, etc.)

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Usually written using kana alone
    3. する-verb, と-adverb

      1. 3.

        to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.), to be murky, to be sordid

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    泥々 【どろどろ】、泥泥 【どろどろ】、ドロドロ

    Details

      • ど

      • ろ

      • ど

      • ろ

    • Frequency

      Novels Top 167,100

    Examples

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    • 子供(こども)が沼(ぬま)で泥々(どろどろ)になって遊(あそ)んでいる。

      The children are playing in the swamp, getting all muddy.

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    • ドロドロとした溶岩(ようがん)は何(なん)百(びゃく)度(ど)にも達(たっ)する。

      The syrupy lava reaches hundreds of degrees.

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    • 空(そら)がピカッと光(ひか)り、どろどろと雷(かみなり)が轟(とどろ)きました。

      The sky flashed brightly, and thunder roared with a rumble.

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    • 私(わたし)はどろどろとした人間(にんげん)関係(かんけい)から離(はな)れるべく、田舎(いなか)へ越(こ)しました。

      In order to distance myself from messy relationships, I moved to the countryside.

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    • どろどろとした業界(ぎょうかい)の裏側(うらがわ)を知(し)り、僕(ぼく)は業界(ぎょうかい)からすぐさま離(はな)れたくなった。

      Having learned about the murky hidden side of the industry, I immediately wanted to distance myself from it.

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