# 沢 — marsh; mountain stream

沢 means “marsh; mountain stream”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: タク (taku). Kun'yomi: さわ (sawa). You'll see it in words such as 沢 (sawa, “mountain stream; valley”).

- Meaning: marsh; mountain stream
- On'yomi: タク (taku)
- Kun'yomi: さわ (sawa)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Water & the sea 1

## How to remember 沢

Parts: 氵 water · 尺 measure

## Words with 沢

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 沢 | さわ (sawa) | mountain stream; valley |

## Don't confuse it with

[尽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/exhaust/) · [尺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shaku-old-foot/) · [注](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/pour/) · [泳](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/swim/)

## More in the “Water & the sea 1” set

[沢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marsh/) · [井](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/water-well/) · [浜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beach/) · [江](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/inlet/) · [源](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/source/) · [浦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shoreline-bay/) · [津](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/haven/) · [瀬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rapids/) · [潮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tide/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marsh/. Last updated 2026-11-01.