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desert; vague
Kanji 1700

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Synopsis

One-third of Earth’s surface is desert, and 1,900 square meters of the planet turn to desert every second. Learn about the desert that may one day be your home! Also find out how, contrary to what one would expect, rainy Japan has connections to deserts. It has two ties to the massive Gobi Desert, one historical, the other environmental. And Japan has little-known deserts of its own!

Revision history:

June 22 and 29, 2023: p. 3, sidebar: Deleted two broken links and deleted the “Harlequin Romance” subtitle of one book because that’s not actually the subtitle.

June 19, 2023: 

  • p. 2, sidebar: Removed the rationale for why 砂 and 沙 aren’t variants, as there are several reasons, one of them complex, and that topic isn't central here.
  • p. 3, sidebar: Changed a title translation to The Sultan (and I) in the Moonlit Desert: A Harlequin Romance, adding the parenthesized bit, as it's implied.

July 2, 2021: p. 12: Removed a sentence referring to Henshall’s older etymology of 漠.

Jan. 13, 2020:

  • p. 2: Etymology Box: Replaced the old Henshall etymology with the new one. 
  • p. 14: Changed a vocabulary term from 関する to に関する (にかんする: to be related to).
  • p. 17: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.

Jan. 16, 2016: Originally published.

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Kanji PDF
Cover of essay 1700 on 漠, titled "Just Deserts"
Mini Profile
JOYO ON-YOMI
バク
JOYO KUN-YOMI
None
STROKES13
RADICAL氵 (85: water)
JLPTN1
HALPERN469/598
HENSHALL1700/1850
SPAHN3a10.18