汚泥・淤泥|おでいodei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounsludge; slime; dregs; mire
2. nounhopeless situation; hell; despair

• SynonymヘドロNeutralSoft mud on river, lake or sea bottoms, especially polluted sludge from wastewater and waste; common in pollution reports, while 「汚泥」 is a general word for dirty mud.
• SynonymスラッジWrittenWritten loanword for sludge mixed in liquid, used in wastewater treatment and industrial technology; unlike 「汚泥」, it has no figurative sense of a dreadful situation.
• Related軟泥なんでいWrittenOceanography term for soft ooze deposited on the seabed, rich in plankton remains; unrelated to pollution and rare in everyday use, unlike the broader 「汚泥」.

Use 「汚泥」 for dirty mud or sludge from sewage treatment, as in 「下水汚泥」, and figuratively for a dreadful environment; pick 「ヘドロ」 for mud on water bottoms, especially polluted; 「スラッジ」 is the industrial term.

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1. 汚きたない（汚きたならしい）泥どろ。
2. 人ひとにとって好このましくない環境かんきょう。劣悪れつあくな環境かんきょう。