# 沢 — Swamp

Frequency rank 656 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 越 (Go Beyond), less common than 厚 (Thick).

- On’yomi: たく
- Kun’yomi: さわ
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A tsunami on the left crashes over a shrimp on the right — the tsunami floods the shrimp's home, turning the area into a vast swamp of debris and water.

In words:

- 沢山 たくさん — many;a lot;much
- 贅沢 ぜいたく — luxury,extravagance
- 光沢 こうたく — brilliance;polish;lustre;glossy finish (of photographs)

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