泥

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 泥 is read as どろ and means “mud”.
• Basic usage: The examples show mud stuck to shoes after rain and wet earth shaped into a small castle.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing senses and uses
  • It is wet, soft earth formed from soil and water, unlike dry 土, and commonly occurs in 泥が付く.