JLPT N5 · な-adjective

沢山 (takusan)

沢山 (たくさん, takusan) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “a lot; lots”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たくさん
Romaji: takusan
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number · noun taking の, な-adjective, noun, adverb · usually written in kana
enough; sufficient · noun taking の, な-adjective, noun, adverb · usually written in kana
enough; too many; too much · suffix noun · usually written in kana · after a noun; usu. read as だくさん

Example sentences

お父さんは煙草の煙でたくさん輪を作れる。

Dad can blow many smoke rings.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 沢山

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	沢山だ	たくさんだ takusanda
Present (polite)	沢山です	たくさんです takusandesu
Negative	沢山じゃない	たくさんじゃない takusanjanai
Past	沢山だった	たくさんだった takusandatta
Negative past	沢山じゃなかった	たくさんじゃなかった takusanjanakatta
Te-form	沢山で	たくさんで takusande
Before a noun	沢山な	たくさんな takusanna
Adverb (~ni)	沢山に	たくさんに takusanni

Kanji in 沢山

沢

swamp, marsh, brillianceタク・さわ・うるお.い · 7 strokes

山

mountainサン・セン・やま · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 沢山.

贅沢ぜいたくluxury光沢こうたくbrilliance山やまmountain登山とざんmountain climbing火山かざんvolcano山林さんりんmountain forest山さんMt.鉱山こうざんmine (gold, coal, etc.)山岳さんがくmountain chain山脈さんみゃくmountain range山腹さんぷくhillside

Source: JMdict entry 1415870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.