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沢

Swamp
Stroke count: 7

Readings

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JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8Level 23

Meanings

  1. swampRtK
  2. marsh
  3. brilliance
  4. grace
  1. mountain stream
  2. valley
  3. dale
  4. wetlands

Popular Usage

贅沢

Radicals and components

Radical水water氵variant氺variant
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · shaku-hachi · flag (方) · stick (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1153

Compound words

贅沢ぜいたく
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something)
沢天夬たくてんかい
guai (hexagram 43 of the I Ching: break-through)
光沢こうたく
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
沼沢しょうたく
marsh; swamp; bog
沢山たくさん
a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number
恩沢おんたく
favour
恵沢けいたく
blessing
沢庵たくあん
pickled daikon radish
沢蟹さわがに
Japanese freshwater crab (Geothelphusa dehaani)
沢柴さわしば
heartleaf hornbeam (Carpinus cordata)
沢瀉おもだか
threeleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria trifolia)
余沢よたく
blessings
哥沢うたざわ
slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
滑沢剤かったくざい
lubricant
沢庵漬たくあんづけ
pickled daikon (radish)
沢桔梗さわぎきょう
Lobelia sessilifolia (species of lobelia)
沢山咸たくざんかん
xian (hexagram 31 of the I Ching: influence)
沢地萃たくちすい
cui (hexagram 45 of the I Ching: gathering together)
兌為沢だいたく
dui (hexagram 58 of the I Ching: lake, the joyous)
贅沢屋ぜいたくや
person who lives an extravagant lifestyle
贅沢品ぜいたくひん
luxury item
相沢事件あいざわじけん
Aizawa incident (assassination of Major General Tetsuzan Nagata by Lieutenant Colonel Saburo Aizawa; August 12, 1935)
沢庵漬けたくあんづけ
pickled daikon (radish)
風沢中孚ふうたくちゅうふ
zhong fu (hexagram 61 of the I Ching: inner truth)

Additional Examples

彼は閉会式には沢山の客を招待することを計画するでしょう。
He is planning on inviting a lot of guests to the closing ceremony.tatoeba
彼は沢山高価な買い物をした。
He made many costly purchases.tatoeba
彼は作文で沢山の文法上の間違いをした。
He made many grammatical mistakes in his composition.tatoeba
彼は金沢行きの列車に乗った。
He got on a train bound for Kanazawa.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Swamp; plenty. 氵 (water) + 尺 — lowland full of water. 沢山 — a lot.

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