How to say 'Many' in Japanese | 沢山

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The Japanese word for Many is 'Takusan', written as 沢山 in Japanese.'Many' in hiragana is たくさん.

word

沢山

Meaning

Many

Reading

たくさん

takusan

Kanji

沢Marsh, Swamp 山Mountain

Explanation

The Japanese adverb '沢山 (たくさん)' means 'many' or 'a lot'. It is used to indicate a large quantity of something, whether it be objects, people, or abstract concepts. It can be used in both positive and neutral contexts. For example: There are many books「本が沢山ある」(ほんがたくさんある). I ate a lot「沢山食べた」(たくさんたべた). Note that '沢山' is often used in casual conversation and can also imply 'enough' or 'plenty' in certain contexts, such as 'That's enough, thank you'「もう沢山です、ありがとう」(もうたくさんです、ありがとう).

Part Of Speech

adverb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

553

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 沢山

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

沢

Meaning

Marsh, Swamp

kanji

山

Meaning

Mountain

Words Related to 沢山 Through the Kanji 山

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 山 as well.

word

山

Meaning

Mountain

word

火山

Meaning

Volcano

word

山脈

Meaning

Mountain range

word

登山

Meaning

Mountain climbing

word

山登り

Meaning

Mountain climbing

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'Takusan' means 'Many' .

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