淀

よど · yodo

JLPT N1

Meaning

backwater, eddy, pool, puddle, stagnation, sediment

Examples

• 川の<b>淀</b>に魚が集まっていた。 — The fish were gathered in the backwater of the river.
• 心の<b>淀</b>を洗い流したい。 — I want to wash away the stagnation in my heart.
• 池の底には泥の<b>淀</b>がたまっていた。 — Muddy sediment had accumulated at the bottom of the pond.