たくさん

Suffix-like use after a noun, usually read as だくさん. Indicates an excessive or sufficient amount of the preceding noun. Rare and somewhat old-fashioned.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉がたくさんあるthere is a lot of something
家いえに本ほんがたくさんある。
There are a lot of books at home.
もうたくさんだthat's enough already (expressing exasperation or satisfaction)
もうたくさんだ、これ以い上じょうは聞ききたくない。
That's enough already, I don't want to hear any more.
たくさんの〈物もの〉a lot of (something), many (things)
たくさんの人ひとが集あつまった。
A lot of people gathered.
〈物もの〉をたくさん〈動どう詞し〉to do a lot of (verb) to/with something
野や菜さいをたくさん食たべる。
I eat a lot of vegetables.

Expressions

もっとたくさんa lot more; much more; and then some

Kanji

沢swamp, marsh, brilliance
山mountain

Related words· 17

一いっ杯ぱいN5sense 1
いっぱい is more casual and often describes physical fullness or a large amount, while 沢山 is neutral and works in both casual and formal contexts.
十じゅう分ぶんN4sense 2
十分 means 'enough' or 'sufficient' with a focus on adequacy, while 沢山 in its 'enough' sense can imply 'more than enough' or 'plenty'.
多おおいN5sense 1
多い is a plain i-adjective meaning 'many/numerous' used to describe a subject directly, while 沢山 more often modifies or stands in for a quantity as an adverb or noun.
多おおくN1
たくさん is the everyday, spoken word for 'a lot', while 多く is more written or formal and also carries the 'majority' and 'mostly' senses.

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わんさ
たくさん is a general, everyday quantifier for 'many' or 'a lot', while わんさ adds a lively, bustling nuance of things swarming or piling up all at once.
うんとN2
たくさん is a neutral word for 'a lot' or 'many', while うんと is a more emphatic, colloquial way to stress a large amount or degree.
いくらでも
たくさん just means 'a lot', while 幾らでも stresses that there is no upper limit and more is available if needed.
盛もりだくさん
たくさん simply means 'many' or 'a lot' in quantity, while 盛りだくさん emphasizes a rich, varied assortment with a lively, positive nuance.
どっさりN2
たくさん is the neutral, everyday word for 'a lot', while どっさり is more casual and vivid, evoking a tangible, heaped-up abundance.
多た々た
たくさん is the common, everyday word for 'a lot', while 多々 is a formal, often written word emphasizing repeated occurrence.
数かず々かず
たくさん is the casual, everyday word for 'a lot', while 数々 is more formal and often implies a notable series or variety of items.
あまた
たくさん is the common, everyday word for 'many' or 'a lot', while あまた is formal and literary.
数すう多た
沢山 is the common, casual word for 'a lot/many', whereas 数多 sounds old-fashioned and is mainly seen in literary or formal writing.
おびただしいN1
たくさん is a common, neutral word for 'a lot', whereas 夥しい is more emphatic and literary, stressing an overwhelming or excessive amount.
多た分ぶんN5
たくさん is the everyday word for 'a lot of', while 多分 in this sense is a stiff, less common way to express a large amount.
数かず多おおく
たくさん is the casual, conversational word for 'a lot', whereas 数多く is more formal and typical of written or explanatory language.
大おお勢ぜいN5
たくさん is a general word for 'a lot' usable for people or things, while 大勢 is reserved for people and sounds slightly more formal.

Opposites· 6

少すくないN5sense 1
少ない means 'few/little', the direct opposite of 沢山's meaning of a large quantity.
少すこしN5
たくさん means 'a lot, plenty' and directly contrasts with 少し's meaning of a small amount.
ちょびっと
たくさん means 'a lot', the opposite extreme from ちょびっと's 'just a tiny bit'.

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少しょう々しょうN4
たくさん means 'a lot', the opposite quantity to 少々's 'a little'.
いくつか
たくさん means 'many/a lot', the opposite quantity from いくつか's 'a few/several'.
ほんの少すこし
たくさん means 'a lot', the direct opposite of ほんの少し's 'just a little'.

Word family

子こ沢だく山さん
having many children

Written forms

たくさんUsage83%
Usually written in kana. The kanji spelling 沢山 exists but is less common in modern Japanese.
沢たく山さんUsage17%
Kanji spelling; seen in formal or literary contexts, but kana is preferred in everyday writing.

Etymology

Originally from the kanji 沢 (marsh, many) and 山 (mountain), suggesting an abundance like marshes and mountains. The reading たくさん is a kun'yomi compound. The suffix reading だくさん is a voiced variant.