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沢 means 'marsh'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 569   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-3    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 17 words   Used in 54 words   Used in 10724 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   タク
Kun
   さわ marsh, swamp
Additional readings
Kun    つや   うるおい   うるおす
Name    おも   さ   さわん   わさ
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 沢 - click the badge to download
For a kanji that appears in relatively few compounds and that means 'marsh,' 'plentiful,' 'to glisten,' and 'benefit' (a range that makes the head spin), 沢 seems to poke its head up in quite a few places. It's the 489th most used kanji in newspapers. That's puzzling, but this essay will reveal the reason. It will also teach you the names of several types of dishes, help you talk about luxury, and put the luster back in your life (if it's missing).
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Components
⿰  氵 (水) water  尺 shaku  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 沢 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 沢 is used 49 times, read 2 ways (with 3 variations).
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タク : 25 words FIND ALL
ぜ い た く 3 ぜ い た く 4
1. luxury; extravagance
2. to live in luxury
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タク (read as だく) : 5 words FIND ALL
suffix
enough; too many; too much  (see also: 沢山; after a noun; often written with kana only)
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さわ : 11 words FIND ALL
さ わ 2
Most common form: さわ
noun
1. swamp; marsh
2. mountain stream; valley; dale
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さわ (read as ざわ) : 6 words FIND ALL
noun
Yonezawa beef
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おも: 2 words. FIND ALL
お も だ か 0
Most common form: 面高
noun
threeleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria trifolia)  (often written with kana only)
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An additional 5 less common words include 沢 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1552  Joy o' Kanji : 1552  Key to Kanji: - 

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沢
タク   さわ marsh, swamp   
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尺
シャク    unit of length (about a foot)   
氵
スイ   みず water   
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