JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 漠: "vague, obscure, desert"
The kanji 漠 means "vague, obscure, desert, wide". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read バク in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
バク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | vague, obscure, desert, wide |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1611 of 2,501 |
Common words with 漠
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 漠然vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy
- 砂漠desert
- 漠vague; obscure · vast; boundless
- 茫漠vast; boundless · vague; obscure
- 広漠vast; wide; boundless
- 砂漠化desertification
- 漠々vast; boundless · vague; obscure
- 空漠vast; boundless · vague
- サハラ砂漠Sahara Desert
- ゴビ砂漠place : Gobi (desert)
- タクラマカン砂漠place : Taklamakan Shamo desert; Takla Makan desert
- 荒漠desolate (e.g. plains); ruined
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