漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

2High school level13 strokesRadical
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バク
Kun
Meaning
vague; desert

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 "water" with 莫 "none": a vast land with no water — a desert; hence also vague, boundless.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

バク漠然・広漠・砂漠

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 砂漠さばく

    a desert

  • 漠然ばくぜん

    vague; obscure

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

話が漠然としている。

The story is vague.

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