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沢山

たくさん

many; a lot; much; plenty; (as もう沢山) more than enough

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Examples

  1. 本を沢山読みなさい。

    ほんをたくさんよみなさい。

    Read plenty of books.

  2. お父さんは煙草の煙で沢山輪を作れる。

    おとうさんはたばこのけむりでたくさんわをつくれる。

    Dad can blow many smoke rings.

  3. もう沢山だ、その話はやめてくれ。

    もうたくさんだ、そのはなしはやめてくれ。

    I've had quite enough — drop the subject.

Common patterns

沢山ある
there are plenty
沢山の人
a lot of people
もう沢山だ
I've had more than enough

Memory tip

沢山 is ateji (the kanji are borrowed for sound) and is normally written たくさん. Watch the idiom もう沢山だ — it is a complaint meaning 'enough of this', never a compliment.

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