Mountain Stream
Swamp
noun
The kanji and the word share the meaning of swamp, but this word is primarily used to mean mountain stream. Think of it this way, the water for a swamp has to come from somewhere right? It starts out up in the mountains and drains out into a swamp in the valley. The life cycle of a mountain stream into a swamp!
Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it probably uses the kun'yomi reading. You did not learn this reading, so here's a mnemonic to help you to remember: The beginning of the word swamp is actually pretty similar to this word's reading. さわ = "swa"? I'd say it's close enough to make a mnemonic out of in your head.
沢の流れ
the flow of a mountain stream
沢の音
the sound of a mountain stream
沢の水
mountain stream water
沢に出る
to come out onto a mountain stream
沢に入る
to enter a mountain stream
沢に行く
to go to a mountain stream
沢を横切る
to cut across a mountain stream
沢を登る
to ascend a mountain stream
沢を渡る
to cross a mountain stream
とても美しい沢ですね。
Isn’t this a really beautiful mountain stream?
この沢には沢ガニなど、たくさんの生き物が住んでいます。
Many creatures such as freshwater crabs live in this stream.
沢の音を聞きながら歩くのが好きなんです。
I like walking while listening to the sound of the stream.
フロリダのとある沢のほとりで、巨大なワニを見ました。
I saw a gigantic alligator near a swamp in Florida.