Japanese

さばく
Meaning: desert
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

砂
漠

Example sentences

The Sahara Desert is one of the world's largest deserts.
彼は砂漠で一週間も生き延びることができた。
He was able to survive for as long as a week in the desert.
目の前には果てしない砂漠が広がっている。
An endless desert stretches out before my eyes.
彼は「砂漠の狐」の異名を持つ。
He has the alias 'Desert Fox'.
砂漠に生息する蠍は、尾に毒針を持っている。
Scorpions that live in the desert have a venomous stinger in their tail.
砂漠で駱駝に乗った。
I rode a camel in the desert.
サハラ砂漠は世界で最も広い熱帯砂漠です。
The Sahara Desert is the world's largest hot desert.
広漠とした砂漠が目の前に広がっていた
A vast desert spread out before my eyes.
砂漠で見えたオアシスはマボロシだった。
The oasis we saw in the desert was just an illusion.
砂漠で動物のがい骨を見つけた。
I found an animal's skeleton in the desert.

Usage Notes

Used to describe arid regions with very little rainfall and vegetation.

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