沢山

See also: 澤山

Japanese
Kanji in this term
沢 山
たく
Grade: S		 さん
Grade: 1
kan’on

Etymology 1

First appears in The Tale of the Heike (c. late 12th century).

Origin unknown,[1] kanji spelling appears to be phonetic ateji (当て字)

Pronunciation

Adjective

沢山 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 澤山, hiragana たくさん, rōmaji takusan)

  1. many, numerous
Usage notes
  • In classical Japanese, used with なる (naru) to modify nouns:
    沢山 (たくさん)なる人々 (ひとびと) ― takusan naru hitobito ― many people
  • In modern Japanese, used with the particle の (no) to modify nouns:
    沢山 (たくさん)の人々 (ひとびと) ― takusan no hitobito ― many people
Derived terms
  • 沢 (たく)山 (さん)そう (takusansō)

Adverb

沢山 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 澤山, hiragana たくさん, rōmaji takusan)

  1. much, a great deal, liberally, a lot
Usage notes
  • Unlike many other adjectival nouns that have adverbial senses, 沢山 as an adverb omits the particle に (ni) when used before a verb. Compare:
    Correct:
    ケーキを静 (しず)かに食 (た)べました。 ― Kēki o shizuka ni tabemashita. ― We ate cake quietly.
    Incorrect:
    ケーキを静 (しず)か食 (た)べました。 ― Kēki o shizuka tabemashita. ― We quiet ate cake.
    Incorrect:
    ケーキを沢山 (たくさん)に食 (た)べました。 ― Kēki o takusan ni tabemashita. ― We ate cake manily.
    Correct:
    ケーキを沢山 (たくさん)食 (た)べました。 ― Kēki o takusan tabemashita. ― We ate a lot of cake.

Noun

沢山 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 澤山, hiragana たくさん, rōmaji takusan)

  1. much, a lot

Synonyms

Suffix

沢山 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 澤山, hiragana たくさん, rōmaji -takusan)

  1. more than enough
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 具 (ぐ)沢 (だく)山 (さん) (gudakusan)
  • 小 (こ)沢 (だく)山 (さん) (kodakusan)
  • 子 (こ)沢 (だく)山 (さん) (kodakusan)
  • 水 (みず)沢 (だく)山 (さん) (mizu-dakusan)
  • 盛 (もり)沢 (だく)山 (さん),盛 (も)り沢 (だく)山 (さん) (moridakusan)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
沢 山
さわ
Grade: S		 やま
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

First appeared in the Edo period.

Kun-reading of takusan above.[2]

Alternative forms
  • 多山

Adjective

沢山 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 澤山, -nari inflection, hiragana さわやま, rōmaji sawayama, historical hiragana さはやま)

  1. (joseigo, archaic) many, numerous

Noun

沢山 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 澤山, hiragana さわやま, rōmaji sawayama, historical hiragana さはやま)

  1. (joseigo, archaic) much, a lot
Derived terms
  • 銀 (いん)子 (つう)沢 (さわ)山 (やま) (intsū sawayama)

Proper noun

沢山 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 澤山, hiragana さわやま, rōmaji Sawayama, historical hiragana さはやま)

  1. a placename
  2. a surname

Anagrams
  • 山 (さん)沢 (たく) (santaku), 山 (やま)沢 (さわ) (yamasawa)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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