澤
swamp
FrequencyTop 5,000Strokes16
Readings
On'yomi
- タク
Kun'yomi
- さわ
- うるお.い
- うるお.す
- つや
Meaning
澤 centers on a wet, low-lying area: a swamp or marsh. The given meanings focus on this single concrete sense.
Most common words using 澤
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Etymology
澤 combines 氵 (water) with 睪, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to a marshy or watery place. The exact historical development of 睪 is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is water 氵, and the right side 睪 looks like a complex tangle of plants and earth. Picture a waterlogged area where reeds and mud intertwine: a swamp.
Reading mnemonic
For タク, imagine a tack stuck in the mud of a swamp: tack -> タク, and the tack sinks into the wet ground.