Moto 沢: Swamp; Marsh; BrillianceKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- タク
- Kun'yomi
- さわ、うるお(い)、うるお(す)、つや
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 80 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (タク)
- 光沢こうたくbrilliance; polish
- 沢山たくさんa lot; lots
- 沢庵たくあんpickled daikon radish
- 沼沢しょうたくmarsh; swamp
- 潤沢じゅんたくabundant; ample
- もっと沢山もっとたくさんa lot more; much more
- ガラス光沢ガラスこうたくvitreous lustre (luster); glassy lustre
- 亜金属光沢あきんぞくこうたくsubmetallic luster; submetallic lustre
- 余沢よたくblessings; benefits (of modern civilization, civilisation)
- 光沢剤こうたくざいbrightening agent; glazing agent
- 光沢紙こうたくしglossy paper; enamelled paper
- 具沢山ぐだくさんfull of ingredients; hearty
- 半光沢はんこうたくsemigloss; semimatte
- 半光沢紙はんこうたくしsemi-gloss paper; semi-glossy paper
- 子沢山こだくさんmany children; large family
- 律義者の子沢山りちぎもののこだくさんthe morally righteous are blessed with many children
- 徳沢とくたくblessing; grace
- 恩沢おんたくfavour; favor
- 恵沢けいたくblessing; pity
- 手沢しゅたくworn or soiled with handling
- 手沢本しゅたくぼんfavorite book (worn with much handling); favourite book
- 樹脂光沢じゅしこうたくresinous lustre; resinous luster
- 毛沢東思想もうたくとうしそうMao Zedong thought; Maoist thought
- 沢庵漬たくあんづけpickled daikon (radish)
- 沢庵漬けたくあんづけpickled daikon (radish)
- 沼沢地しょうたくちwetland; marshland
- 沼沢植物しょうたくしょくぶつhelophyte; marsh plant
- 滑沢剤かったくざいlubricant
- 無光沢むこうたくdull lustre; dull luster
- 無光沢紙むこうたくしmatte paper
- 白沢はくたくbai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
- 盛り沢山もりだくさんmany; varied
- 真珠光沢しんじゅこうたくpearly lustre; pearly luster
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 沢さわmountain stream; valley
- 沢地さわちmarshy land
- 沢辺さわべedge of a swamp
- うた沢うたざわslow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
- うた沢節うたざわぶしslow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
- 君沢形きみさわがたschooner style ship built at the end of the Shogunate
- 哥沢うたざわslow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
- 哥沢節うたざわぶしslow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
- 歌沢うたざわslow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
- 歌沢節うたざわぶしslow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
- 沢柴さわしばheartleaf hornbeam (Carpinus cordata)
- 沢水さわみずmountain stream water
- 沢登りさわのぼりascending a mountain stream (recreational activity)
- 沢筋さわすじroute beside a mountain stream
- 沢蘭さわらんEleorchis japonica (species of orchid)
- 沢蟹さわがにJapanese freshwater crab (Geothelphusa dehaani)
- 相沢事件あいざわじけんAizawa incident (1935)
Other readings
- 贅沢ぜいたくluxury; extravagance
- 尾去沢石おさりざわせきosarizawaite
- 岩沢瀉いわおもだかPyrrosia tricuspis (species of felt fern)
- 斑沢鵟まだらちゅうひpied harrier (Circus melanoleucos)
- 沢桔梗さわぎきょうLobelia sessilifolia (species of lobelia)
- 沢瀉おもだかthreeleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria trifolia)
- 沢紫陽花さわあじさいtea-of-heaven (Hydrangea macrophylla subsp. serrata); mountain hydrangea
- 沢胡桃さわぐるみJapanese wing nut (Pterocarya rhoifolia)
- 沢鵟ちゅうひEastern marsh harrier (Circus spilonotus)
- 灰色沢鵟はいいろちゅうひhen harrier (Circus cyaneus); northern harrier
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