漠 – vague, obscure, desert

13 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1611 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 漠 means vague, obscure, desert, wide. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is バク (baku). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	バク	baku

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 汁・大・日・艾.

Words using 漠

砂漠さばくdesert漠然ばくぜんvague

Example sentences

サハラは広大な砂漠です。

The Sahara is a vast desert.

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Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済活海求水減演流沢消準渡

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