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N1 Noun

(さわ)swamp, marsh, mountain stream, valley, dale

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    swamp, marsh, mountain stream, valley, dale

    1. Noun

      1.

      mountain stream, valley, dale

    2. Noun

      2.

      wetlands, swamp, marsh

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    沢 【さわ】

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      (さわ)(みじか)(くさ)()えています。

      Short grass is growing in the marsh.

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      (ぼく)(ぼく)(つま)共通(きょうつう)趣味(しゅみ)(さわ)(のぼ)ることである。

      My wife and I share a hobby, which is climbing up mountain streams.

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      (さわ)(ある)いていたら源流(げんりゅう)のチョロチョロという(おと)()こえた。

      As I walked along the mountain stream, I heard the soft trickle of the headwaters.

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      山地(さんち)斜面(しゃめん)(きざ)()んでいる(ちい)さな(たに)(さわ)であり、尾根(おね)(たい)する()である。

      A small path carved into a mountainside is called a valley, a term used in contrast to a ridge.

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      (さわ)普段(ふだん)多少(たしょう)湿(しめ)っている程度(ていど)ですが、(あめ)()った(とき)水流(すいりゅう)()られます。

      The wetlands are usually just a little damp, but when it rains, you can see water flowing.

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