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沢 = 尺 + 水
沢 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “swamp”. It is built from 尺 (shaku) and 水 (water). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1153.
- Keyword
- swamp
- RTK frame
- 1153
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- タク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- さわ, うるお.い, うるお.す, つや
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- болото
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 沢 marsh
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 沢 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “shaku” + “water”. 沢 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 沢 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.