Often used in children's language or informal contexts. Refers to wet, sticky mud, especially when playing or getting dirty.
The children are playing, getting covered in mud.
After the rain, the park is full of mud.
muddy; covered in mud
Describes a state of being muddy or splattered with mud. Used as a na-adjective.
My shoes got all muddy.
The dog came into the house covered in mud.
Standard kanji-kana spelling.
Kana spelling is common, especially in children's contexts or informal writing.
Derived from 泥 (どろ, 'mud') with the suffix んこ, which adds a colloquial, often childish or affectionate tone. The exact origin of んこ is uncertain, but it appears in similar words like 尻んこ (しりんこ, 'buttocks') and 膝んこ (ひざんこ, 'knees').