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沢山

沢山

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たく
Grade: S
さん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Adjective

沢山 (hiragana たくさん, romaji takusan)

  1. many, numerous

Usage notes

In classical Japanese, used with なる (naru) to modify nouns: 沢山なる人々takusan naru hitobito ― many people

In modern Japanese, used with the particle (no) to modify nouns: 沢山の人々takusan no hitobito ― many people

Adverb

沢山 (hiragana たくさん, romaji 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 (ni) when used before a verb. Compare:

  • Correct: ケーキを (しず) ()べました。
    Kēki o shizuka ni tabemashita.
    We ate cake quietly.
  • Incorrect: ケーキを (しず) ()べました。
    Kēki o shizuka tabemashita.
    We quiet ate cake.
  • Incorrect: ケーキを沢山 (たくさん) ()べました。
    Kēki o takusan ni tabemashita.
    We ate cake manily.
  • Correct: ケーキを沢山 (たくさん) ()べました。
    Kēki o takusan tabemashita.
    We ate a lot of cake.

Noun

沢山 (hiragana たくさん, romaji takusan)

  1. much, a lot

Synonyms

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9