沢 swamp

Meaning	swamp; marsh; brilliance; grace
On	タク
Kun	さわ、うるお.い、うるお.す、つや
Strokes	7
First met	N3 lesson 81, in 光沢

Stroke order

Words

Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
光沢	こうたく	luster, sheen	N3
贅沢	ぜいたく	luxury	N3
潤沢	じゅんたく	abundant, plentiful	N1
潤沢供給	じゅんたくきょうきゅう	abundant supply	N1
手沢	しゅたく	luster imparted by frequent handling	N1
沢山葵	さわわさび	water-grown mountain stream wasabi	N1
断面光沢	だんめんこうたく	mirror-like glossy sheen on sliced proteins	N1

Examples

押(お)し潰(つぶ)さずに繊維(せんい)の隙間(すきま)を滑(すべ)らせるように切(き)るからこそ、刺身(さしみ)の断面(だんめん)に角(かく)が立(た)ち、鏡(かがみ)のようなみずみずしい光沢(こうたく)が生(う)まれるのですね。

Because it slides through the gaps in the fibers without pressing them flat, the cut face of the sashimi keeps sharp edges and a fresh, mirror-like sheen. (N1 lesson 152)