# 漠 desert

(waterleft) + (opium)
★★☆☆☆
3 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

BAKU | Welcome BACK TO the desert, motherfucker! All us scorpions and vultures missed you!

## Mnemonic

| Addicts need opium like desert travelers need water.

## Jukugo

砂漠(さばく) | desert ★★★☆☆ 砂 (sand) + 漠 (desert) = 砂漠 (desert )
漠然とした(ばくぜんとした) | vague ☆☆☆☆☆ 漠 (desert) + 然 (nature) = 漠然とした (vague) vague, obscure: unlike the related term 紛らわしい　（まぎらわしい）、漠然 isn't intentionally misleading - it has more the sense of a vague old memory you can't picture clearly even if you try.

## Synonyms

ambiguous 曖昧 紛らわしい 漠然