JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 沢: "swamp, marsh, brilliance"
The kanji 沢 means "swamp, marsh, brilliance, grace". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read タク in on'yomi and さわ, うるお.い, うるお.す, つや in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さわうるお.いうるお.すつや
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | swamp, marsh, brilliance, grace |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 296 of 2,501 |
Common words with 沢
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 沢山a lot; lots; plenty; many · enough; sufficient
- 贅沢luxury; extravagance · to live in luxury; to indulge oneself
- 沢mountain stream; valley; dale · wetlands; swamp; marsh
- 光沢brilliance; polish; lustre; luster
- もっと沢山a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
- 潤沢abundant; ample; plentiful; affluent · lustrous; glossy
- 金沢Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
- 贅沢品luxury item; luxury goods
- 贅沢を言うto ask for too much; to expect too much
- 沢庵pickled daikon radish
- 贅沢三昧indulging in every possible luxury
- 子沢山having many children
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