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沢

沢 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. さわ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「釋」に同音の「尺」をあて「釈」としたことから、「睪」に替え「尺」の文字を当てるようになったもの。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

swamp, marsh, brilliance, grace

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • タクJHS
Kun (native)
  • さわJHS
  • うるお(い)
  • うるお(す)
  • つや
Nanori (used in names)
  • おも
  • さ
  • さわん
  • わさ
Other languages
  • 拼音ze2
  • 한글taeg
  • 한글seog
  • Hán-ViệtTrạch

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
水(みず)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+6CA2

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰氵尺

Words using this kanji

  • 沢さわ（さわ）山間に流れる小川。mountain stream, valley, dale, wetlands
  • 沢山たくさんa lot, lots, plenty, many
  • 沢辺さわべさわべ 参照。edge of a swamp
  • 沢地さわちmarshy land
  • 沢庵たくあん大根を、主として塩と糠で漬けた食べ物。沢庵漬け。たくわん。 安土桃山時代及び江戸時代初期の僧（1573年 - 1646年）。沢庵宗彭。pickled daikon radish
  • 沢たく（さわ）山間に流れる小川。blessing, grace, favour, favor
  • 沢蟹さわがにJapanese freshwater crab (Geothelphusa dehaani)
  • 沢柴さわしばheartleaf hornbeam (Carpinus cordata)
  • 沢鵟ちゅうひ「チュウヒ」の漢字表記。Eastern marsh harrier (Circus spilonotus)
  • 沢瀉おもだかthreeleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria trifolia)
  • 沢筋さわすじroute beside a mountain stream
  • 沢山だくさんenough, too many, too much
  • 沢蘭さわらんEleorchis japonica (species of orchid)
  • 沢水さわみずmountain stream water
  • 沢登りさわのぼりascending a mountain stream (recreational activity)
  • 沢胡桃さわぐるみJapanese wing nut (Pterocarya rhoifolia)
  • 沢桔梗さわぎきょうLobelia sessilifolia (species of lobelia)
  • 沢雷随たくらいずいsui (hexagram 17 of the I Ching: following)
  • 沢山咸たくざんかんxian (hexagram 31 of the I Ching: influence)
  • 沢天夬たくてんかいguai (hexagram 43 of the I Ching: break-through)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-4
Four Corner
3718.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3a4.18
Heisig
1153
Nelson
2503