泥
デイ, ナイ, デ, ニ, どろ, ひじ

mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to

JLPT2 G7 S8 F1589

As per 尼# (close contact) + 水 water → close contact of earth and water, producing *mud* → *clingy*; *sticky*. *Thief* is via the compound 泥棒 どろぼう.

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