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jmdict 1436900 Active (id: 1938619)
[ichi1,news1,nf10]
どろ [ichi1,news1,nf10]
1. [n,adj-no]
▶ mud
▶ slush
▶ (wet) dirt
▶ mire
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1009310 泥々【どろどろ】 2. muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.)
2. [n] [abbr]
▶ thief
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1599340 泥棒 1. thief; burglar; robber



History:
9. A 2016-11-07 05:30:33  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
8. A* 2016-11-06 12:57:45  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
G n-grams:
泥	1637331
どろ	1075615
  Comments:
gg5 uses kanji in examples
  Diff:
@@ -19 +18,0 @@
-<misc>&uk;</misc>
7. A 2016-08-11 11:29:05  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Google n-grams:
泥	1637331
どろ	1075615
ドロ	820364
下着どろ	190
下着ドロ	10758
下着泥	913
泥棒	1206051
どろぼう	146287
ドロボウ	53531
  Comments:
I think 下着ドロ is a special case. I've looked at WWW hits for ドロ and most of the hits are not for 泥 in the thief sense.
6. A* 2016-08-08 10:54:18  Noa
  Refs:
N-Grams
下着どろ	4
下着ドロ	327
下着泥	100
  Comments:
The "thief" meaning tends to be written with katakana.
5. A 2012-12-11 02:10:49  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5, 新和英中辞典, ルミナス
  Diff:
@@ -21,0 +21,3 @@
+<gloss>slush</gloss>
+<gloss>(wet) dirt</gloss>
+<gloss>mire</gloss>
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