Word Meaning 砂漠

さばく sabaku

砂漠 is read as さばく (sabaku) and means desert.

Meaning

English

  1. desert

Reading

Kana

さばく

Romaji

sabaku

Writing Variants

  • 沙漠 さばく sabaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 5347 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

砂漠気候

さばくきこう

desert climate

砂漠化

さばくか

desertification

サハラ砂漠

さはらさばく

Sahara Desert

砂丘

さきゅう

sand dune

砂浜

すなはま

sandy beach

砂糖

さとう

sugar

すな

sand

砂利

じゃり

child

砂地

すなじ

sandy soil

砂山

すなやま

sand hill

砂岩

さがん

sandstone

砂防

さぼう

erosion control

Example Sentences

10

In the summer, the Sahara is very warm.

It's like sprinkling water on a desert.

The Sahara Desert is expanding.

There's a lot of sand in the desert.

Have you seen the movie "Lion of The Desert"?

The Sahara is the largest desert in the world.

A vast desert lay before us.

They have scoured the whole desert in search of the hidden treasure.

Canals have been built to irrigate the desert.

We ran out of gas in the middle of the desert.