Kanji

What does the kanji 沢 mean?

沢 means marsh, swamp; luster; favor, grace. On'yomi タク. Kun'yomi さわ、うるお.い、うるお.す、つや.

Quick facts
On'yomiタク
Kun'yomiさわ、うるお.い、うるお.す、つや
Strokes7
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi タクKun'yomi さわ、うるお.い、うるお.す、つや
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework7 strokes

marsh, swamp; luster; favor, grace

Memory hook

Water (氵) pooling under the reclining body (尸) with silt — MARSH, LUSTRE, BENEFIT.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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Common words

  • 光沢こうたくgloss, luster
  • 沢山たくさんa lot, plenty (quantifier/adverb, as in たくさん食べる "eat a lot")
  • 贅沢ぜいたくluxury, extravagance

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.