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Kanji Detail for 沢 - "marsh, luster"

沢

  • Meaning

    沢 means "marsh, luster." Also associated with to moisten.

    1. Marsh - A place where water collects shallowly; a wetland with abundant vegetation.

    2. Luster - Shine; light; glossiness; having a sheen.

    3. To moisten - To wet; to bless; kindness.

    4. To rub - To massage.

  • Words using 沢

    • 光沢 こうたく Listen brilliance; polish; lustre
    • 沢山 たくさん Listen a lot; lots; plenty
    • 贅沢 ぜいたく Listen luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury

  • Four-character idioms with 沢

    • 贅沢三昧 ぜいたくざんまい Listen indulging in every possible luxury

  • Tattoo check: 沢

    • Verified meaning: marsh, luster
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おさきざわ, さわ, さわさき, さわざき)
    • Also carries these associations: to moisten

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 沢

    Given names 沢(めぐみ)Listen

    Surnames 沢(おさきざわ)Listen 沢(さわ)Listen 沢(さわさき)Listen 沢(さわざき)Listen 沢(さわやなぎ)Listen 沢(たく)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    swamp; marsh; brilliance; grace

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    marsh, swamp; grace, brilliance

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 澤|泽

  • Onyomi

    tip

    taku(タク) タク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sawa(さわ) さわ

    tsuya(つや) つや

    uruo.i(うるお-い) うるお-い

    uruo.su(うるお-す) うるお-す

  • Strokes

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    7 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    marsh luster to moisten to rub swamp mountain stream valley grace abundance many glossy moist plenty wetland

Sentences including 沢

  • She visited kanazawa two years ago.

  • I had a very good time at karuizawa.

  • Do you need much money?

  • She spends a lot of money on clothes.

  • We leave for karuizawa this afternoon.

  • Try to read as many books as possible.

  • I want many books to read.

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