砂漠

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 砂漠 – see 沙漠 (“desert”).
(This term is a variant form of 沙漠).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
砂 漠
さ
Grade: 6 		ばく
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
沙漠

Etymology

From Middle Chinese /*ʂamɑk̚/ > Japanese /*sabaku/.

Pronunciation

Noun

砂(さ)漠(ばく) • (sabaku) 

  1. desert (barren area)

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
砂漠

Noun

砂漠 • (samak) (hangeul 사막)

  1. Hanja form? of 사막 (“desert (barren area)”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
砂漠

Noun

砂漠

  1. chữ Hán form of sa mạc (“desert (barren area)”).
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